Person:
Zhang, Yifei

Profile Picture

ORCID

ORCID logo 

Research Projects

Organizational Units

Job Title

Last Name

Zhang

First Name

Yifei

Name

Filters

20241
Reset filters

Settings

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    PublicationOpen Access
    Disenclosing the Mare Clausum: Critical Spatial Practices on the Sea
    (2024-12-31) Zhang, Yifei
    The essay explores the concept of ‘disenclosure’, a spatial and philosophical idea derived from Jean-Luc Nancy, and its relevance to maritime thought and practice. It contrasts the historical legal frameworks of Mare Liberum (open sea) and Mare Clausum (closed sea), theorised respectively by Hugo Grotius and John Selden. The essay examines contemporary maritime interventions — like Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater sculptures, Forensic Architecture’s migrant investigations, and Women on Waves’ abortion rights campaigns — that challenge spatial boundaries, reframe oceanic legality, and create spaces of possibility. These acts move beyond the mere metaphoric understanding of space while exemplifying the potential of ‘disenclosure’ to foster critical spatial practices at sea.