The artistic planner and the planning artist in participatory practices in urban development
A brush of paint on a grey compound wall can mean so much more than simply an addition of colour. It can mean an appropriation of public space, a shared public space enclosed by a wall now ‘owned’ by someone. It can mean an arisen conflict leading to debate about the right to use public space. The W...
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SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)
2012
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| Sumario: | A brush of paint on a grey compound wall can mean so much more than simply an addition of colour. It can mean
an appropriation of public space, a shared public space enclosed by a wall now ‘owned’ by someone. It can mean
an arisen conflict leading to debate about the right to use public space.
The Wall Project is a Mumbai based beautification project that uses paint and outdoor walls to brighten up
their city. The Urban Typhoon workshop is an activity set up in self-evolving neighbourhoods where municipal
interference is scarce. During the workshop urban practitioners – such as architects, planners, designers and
foremost artist - from outside are invited to “brainstorm collectively and produce new projections, alternative
visions, ideas and solutions for the neighbourhood”.
In the contemporary discourse of participatory art practices and participatory and collaborative processes in
urban development insights of the two projects above can be gained. Critique raised against both practices are
short-term engagement, tokenism and an authority position seemingly impossible to avoid.
Perhaps a way towards an understanding can be found in hybridity and thoughts of third ways when discussing
participatory and collaborative practices in unequal environments?
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