Mohamed Gohar

This work employs an art-based research (ABR) approach that combines visual documentation (photography, sketching), field notes, and reflexive writing to capture the lived experiences of heritage in cities (namely Alexandria) as a counter-narrative to the Authorised Heritage Discourse (AHD). The research method draws on concepts from emotional geography and the idea of a “third place,” focusing on the dynamics of everyday governance, including informal negotiations, as well as on inclusion and exclusion. It also emphasises temporal depth through repeated observations across different seasons, events, and policy changes.