HyperSext City

Nicole Kalms; Gene Bawden; Jess Berry; Gill Matthewson; Timothy Moore; Isabella Webb

HyperSext City

Nicole Kalms (Designer), Gene Bawden (Designer), Jess Berry (Designer), Gill Matthewson (Designer), Timothy Moore (Designer), Isabella Webb (Designer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research

Abstract

Research Background
HyperSext City investigated the conditions of urban spatial inequity that limit the participation of women, girls and LBGTQI+ identities in our cities due to fear of violence, harassment and assault. The project sought to generate data based on lived experience and to make that data visible, contextualised, accessible and impactful. Data and statistics on gendered harassment is often overlooked, hidden from public view or presented in a way that dislocates the reader from empathising or taking responsibility.

Research Contribution
HyperSext City was an immersive exhibition, series of videos, and interactive website first shown at Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney. The exhibition brought together a vast array of global data sources to question and make visible and visceral the prevalence of gender-based violence in our cities. Striking floor to ceiling info-graphics immersed audiences in data and statistics with which they could identify. Viewers were invited to contribute to the research collection via a simple, user-friendly web interface, helping to create a unique repository of data regarding gender injustice and its relationship to urban development. The video series made powerful connections between the data walls’ hypergraphics, the repository and the lived experiences of women and members of LGBTIQ+ communities, positioning them as important consultants on urban development.

Research Significance
HyperSext City was the Gold Winner for Communication, Branding and Identity in the 2021 Good Design Awards. The work won the Interact category of the 2021 Designer Institute of Australia Awards and was awarded a Distinction in Spatial/Exhibition Design by the Australian Graphic Design Association. The work featured in a number of media outlets including Yellowtrace, Wallpaper, Vogue Living and received a substantial profile in The Australian newspaper's monthly magazine Wish. The exhibition was restaged in Perth as part of Fremantle Design Week 2022. A Gender Justice Workshop aimed at architects, urban designers, planners, local government, and anyone involved in city making accompanied each exhibition.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Publisher	Tin Sheds Gallery, The University of Sydney
Size	dimensions variable
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	HyperSext City - Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Duration: 4 Mar 2021 → 9 Apr 2021 https://www.sydney.edu.au/architecture/about/tin-sheds-gallery/past-exhibitions/hypersext-city.html

Hypersext City
Kalms, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bawden, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berry, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Matthewson, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moore, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Webb, I. (Chief Investigator (CI))
4/03/21 → 9/04/21
Project: Research

HyperSext City: Gender Justice Workshop #2
Bawden, G. (Invited speaker)
8 Apr 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course

Women designers and feminist cities: it’s not what you think Dismantling ideas don't need to dismantle a city.
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Webb, I., Berry, J., Matthewson, G. & Moore, T.
7/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
BROADAGENDA: 'Designing our way out of gender inequality'
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Berry, J., Matthewson, G., Moore, T. & Webb, I.
24/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
WALLPAPER: 'Design Institute of Australia launches inaugural awards'
Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Berry, J., Matthewson, G., Moore, T. & Webb, I.
23/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature

2021 AGDA Awards - Spatial/Exhibition Design - Distinction: 'HyperSext City'
Bawden, G. (Recipient), Kalms, N. (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Berry, J. (Recipient), Matthewson, G. (Recipient) & Moore, T. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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2021 Designers Australia Awards - Interact Category - Winner: 'HyperSext City'
Kalms, N. (Recipient), Bawden, G. (Recipient), Berry, J. (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Matthewson, G. (Recipient) & Moore, T. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
2021 Good Design Award - Communication Branding and Identity - Gold Winner: 'Hypersext City'
Bawden, G. (Recipient), Kalms, N. (Recipient), Webb, I. (Recipient), Matthewson, G. (Recipient), Berry, J. (Recipient), Moore, T. (Recipient), Doward, H. (Recipient) & Mitchell, E. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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