Emil Scheffmann left New Zealand to join Open School East, where he pursued his interests in sculptural practice, radical education, and activism. Working in collaboration with fellow associates, Scheffmann devised the programme Speculative Tours: a series of investigations through ambient commons, which developed new approaches to knowledge sharing in urban space. Alongside this collaborative programme, Scheffmann engaged in a sculptural practice exploring the relationship between object, text, and memory. In support of this material practice, Scheffmann developed a series of performative lectures that explored peripheral thinking through a method of improvisation.