摘要：This paper probes the implicit dimension of the experiences of four design researchers living on an island of the Mediterranean. Through introspective methods, their points of view begin to uncover areas of convergence and divergence pivoting on themes of culture, community, and tacit knowledge. We aim to explore how the topos informs design and how it is shaped in turn. Doing research on the island of Syros, we shared our perspectives as we navigate the associations among the means of artistic expression, networks of diffuse creativity, history and heritage, social relations and limitations of our own practice struggling to find words to describe them. To achieve this we engaged in textual, reflective introspection of our research, we discussed each other’s texts and identified the key themes that were clustered. We posit that this reflection of our work will enable us to act as a feedback loop for both our practice as well as our daily life. In addition, we hope to engage in story-sharing with other embedded practitioners in order to discursively build a common language of placebeing in the Mediterranean and beyond.
