Reimagining Cities: the art of personal connection

Companies are unlocking the potential of informal networking to reconnect with colleagues and corporate culture.

While flexible working has brought numerous benefits to the workforce, it has also resulted in the loss of personal connection and social bonding. These strong personal connections are integral to company culture, they encourage a sense of belonging, support professional development and contribute to overall employee experience. With office attendance at an average of three days a week, companies are seeking new ways of bringing people together.

Art Acumen’s bespoke art programmes and events are specifically designed to bring colleagues together to improve social connections, as well as nurture creative behaviours. This in turn builds morale, supports good mental health, and helps develop a creative culture in the workplace. Our art programmes and engagement strategies respond directly to each company’s unique culture and are tailored to the individual needs and preferences of each organisation.

Art Acumen recently delivered our first in a series of creative events for RPC – as part of their wider art programme – to recognise and prioritise the value of human connection and engagement. The event was hosted by Tannaz Oroumchi, an artist and architect, based in London, who explores the concept of reimagining cities through drawing to discover alternative lives they could live. Once she starts drawing, the city turns to putty; the streets, parks, and rivers become open to question.

“Architecture has the ability to affect deep structures of belief. It is capable of developing a means of expanding beyond existing social, political, economic and cultural constrictions and suppressions. The drawings are conceptually driven to create an aesthetic that breaks visual idealisms, allowing the possibility for others to be revealed.”

Through this workshop, attendees were encouraged to consider their environment in new ways, using drawing as a means to stimulate individual creativity and encourage a fresh perspective on how spaces can experienced.

Attendees worked together on maps printed on beautiful translucent paper, made from copies of the artist’s original drawings. Working on the reverse, Posca paint pens were used to colour areas on the “map”, resulting in a lively and colourful tapestry. As more colours were added to the piece, the collaborative drawing morphed and merged, bringing together elements of individuals to become a whole.

“Thank you for a super relaxing and stimulating evening. It really unleashed my creativity!”

“Better than a watercooler moment”

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