The ownership of land has been defined by law, force, chance, and acts of care. It is also shaped by drawing. Surveyors segment land into private property, priming it as a commodity and site of extraction. Flood maps, seasonal rounds, and chalk lines also mark land as a commons, with shared rights and responsibilities negotiated through the very lives and livelihoods that depend on it. In this workshop, panelists will describe how they use drawing to define ownership. Workshop participants will engage in a collective exercise to imagine how drawing can influence the cultural rituals and legal protocols of commoning. 

Speakers: Gabriel Cuellar, Janette Kim, and Brittany Utting

This workshop was the third in a series of events called Reclaiming Land: Reclaiming Land 2: From Dispossession to Reciprocity and Reclaiming Land 1: Decommodifying Property for Racial and Social Equity.