The concept of imaginary memory is derived from “urban palimpsests” and “urban imaginary” concepts coined to the literature by Andreas Huyssen*. A child, a visitor, a migrant and even a modern local person who ignores the past of their city might construct a memory which might have happened by looking to the images of a historical place or interacting physically in the site. This imaginary memory would be a fiction. However, any human being is a part of collective memory and even ‘globally connected’ today. Therefore, a fiction story out of this interaction might reveal pieces from the place’s forgotten memory. The workshop is open to both children and adults.

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*Huyssen, Andreas. 2003. Present Pasts, Urban Palimpsests and the Politics of Memory Stanford University Press, California