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Art Prac (Ce and Social Par (Cipa (On: Caelan Bristow March 8 2017 Mary Immaculate College
Art Prac (Ce and Social Par (Cipa (On: Caelan Bristow March 8 2017 Mary Immaculate College
Art Prac (Ce and Social Par (Cipa (On: Caelan Bristow March 8 2017 Mary Immaculate College
Prac(ce and
Social Par(cipa(on
Caelan Bristow
March 8th 2017
Mary Immaculate College
Strands in Public / community art and design
Projects - Part One Projects - Part Two
Art and Design projects with social Par(cipatory art projects
focus • Role of ar(st / par(cipant
• Reclaiming public space • Type of collabora(on
• Communica(on and interac(on • Context of work
• Civic/community ini(a(ves • Degree of social exchange &
• Public shelter interac(on
• Environmental awareness • Result of par(cipatory ac(on
• Re-use & recycling of public waste (Emo(onal/physical/poli(cal/etc)
• Cri(que of ar(s(c & poli(cal
objec(ves
Part 1: Examples of
Art & Design Projects
with a social focus
Reclaiming Public Space
Urban Swings
Ac(vist Architecture
Reclaiming Public Space
“Walkmobile”
Hermann Knoflacher
Reclaiming Public Space
Mobile Playground
City Mine(d)
Reclaiming Public Space
Zebra Crossing
City mine(d)
Communica(on and Interac(on
“Hearing There”
David Drury
Civic / Community Ini(a(ves
“Add On 20 Hohnenmeter”
Peter Fabnger, Veronica Orso, Michael Rieper
Civic / Community Ini(a(ves
Edible Schoolyard
Alice Waters & Mar(n Luther King Jr Middle School, CA
Civic / Community Ini(a(ves
Playpump, SA
Trevor Field, Ronnie Stuiver
Civic / Community Ini(a(ves
“ParaSITES”
Michael Rakowitz
Public Shelter
Bus Shelter
Christopher Fennell & Doug Makemson
Public Shelter
Kitchen Monument
Raumlabor Berlin
Environmental Awareness/Re-Use
& Recycling of Public Waste
Aquarium Phonebooth
Benoit Deseille & Benedeho Busalino
Environmental Awareness/Re-Use
& Recycling of Public Waste
“Park(ing)”
Rebar
Par(cipatory Projects & Installa(ons
Exercises
Slowweave
Describe the view from where you are without describing Draw the plan, shpae of the place in one continuous line Record every colour you can see, as desctiptively as possible Sketch the path of an insect or Draw a shadow Draw or describe a shape
buildings. bird or cat or dog (or??) This “slow” project expresses the fresh awareness of our sur-
ered with the effect of rain or shadow on a surface and the sonic
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Slowweave was inspired by previous projects on the gather-
ing of site experience. George Perec’s classic text “Tentative
walk 20 paces slowely and record what you hear Describe any change in light quality as it moves Draw one or more clouds List all letters visible in order of how many you see Record something you see that corresponds to the word; of sensory information we may experience in a place when we
exclamtions
a)passing open our eyes, ears, nostrils etc. William H. Whyte’s 10-year re-
b)prevent
c)quiet
d)tight Urban Spaces” (1980), a rich and colourful expression of the way
e)warm we use public space, relevant even today. The Slowweave project
f)violent
is also indebted to “Learning to Love you More”, a web-based
g)fragile
participatory art project developed by artists Harrell Fletcher and
make small rubbings of as many surfaces/textures possible photograph someone you see (ask permission if necessary) Write a very short story about something you see, smell,or Interview someone you see about what they’re doing (keep
tool) hear (less than a page) it short) Participants are invited to complete a series of exercises at their
Building your house chosen site. The exercises are generally space-related, and
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to
leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his require the participant to record their observations in some way
extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They
could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more
house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his
heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. exercises focus on observing people and some deal with the self
It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
within the space. Some focus on qualities of light and shadow.
handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my gift to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it Some require creative thinking and some will require the observer
all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the to list a series of elements.
building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we
could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a
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or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the
choices you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow.
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Therefore, Build wisely! Observers are asked (if feasible) to return to their chosen site at a
ence.
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Record all types of human industry evident Copy onto paper several cracks and make a face or Draw or describe a physical gesture you witness Record something at your site that made you stop and think Make up your own exercise & complete it
llandscape out of them the feeling
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Instructions: 4. Complete 10 or more of the exercises listed below. They are in a Each board in drawer represents one location/observer. New
random order so read all before selecting & starting! observers are welcome to participate.
1. Select a public place that is planned & built for public use (such as Contributors & Slowweave Location:
a plaza/town square, a housing development hub, a lane way, a park- Michael Bristow - Kingston, Ontario, CA Denotes sound recording - listen via headphones to
ing lot, a cul-de-sac, a street corner, shopping mall, etc). Angelica Dobson - Market Square, Birr ipod segment
Mike Haslam - Dublin
2. Choose a place to sit or stand. Christopher Roland Mahon - Dublin
Lena Kuppens - Amsterdam
3. Record elements such as Alan Roe - Birr
Caelan Bristow - Limerick & Lough Boora
-Date, time including day of the week Nicholas Ward - University of Limerick
-Name of the place you’ve chosen Guiseppe Torre - University of Limerick
-Your position in the place Keith Winter - Limerick
-Duration of study Louise Allen - Kilkenny Parade
-Weather conditions Aoife Desmond - Dublin
-(Optional) why you chose the site
slow architecture and place
1. Ball citymine/d international Reclaiming public space Various wochenklauser International Social interventions
2. Bubble http://www.citymined.org/aboutus.php http://www.wochenklausur.at/index1.ph
p?lang=en
Park(ing) Rebar US Reclaiming public space SMS Guerrilla Projector TROIKA
http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/
parking/PARK(ing)/index.html Bus Shelter Christopher Fennell, Doug Makemson Atlanta Art & design with recycled materials
Table tennis fence Droog (www.Droog.com) Netherlands Making places for communication & Air Bear Joshua Allen Harris NYC Rubbish becomes animated
See CCA (cca-actions.org/search- interaction from marginal spaces
actions/56) Aquarium phone booth Benoit Deseille, Benedetto Busalino Lyon Disused phonebooths have 2nd life
Give and Take Center for Community Research and CA, USA Making places for communication & Reverse graffiti Alexandre Orion Brazil Creating art by cleaning pollution
Design, Woodbury University interaction from marginal spaces
Crate Sphere Crateman crew Adelaide Participatory parade float in milk crates
Poster pocket plants Eric Cheung, Sean Martindale International Guerrilla planting of billboards
http://torontoist.com/2009/07/green_sle Keep off the grass please University of Michigan USA Prohibitive signage makes people participate
eves.php
Belfast Bin boat Gondola Paddy Bloomer, Nicky Keogh Venice Boat built from dumpsters and bathtubs etc
X-PO Deirdre O’Mahony Co. Clare Reactivation of abandoned post office as
cultural centre for community The Soft Edge Aileen Lambert Ireland Landscape experiences of public recorded in
book
Various Walk & squawk international Relational art activity
Sarah’s list for discussion http://walksquawk.org/
Urban/community Initiatives Sentient City Survival Kit Mark Shepard Buffalo Responding to invisible information systems
Project
High line Artist/group
Diller & Scofidio Location
NYC Theme
Rebirth of derelict elevated rail line, as http://survival.sentientcity.net/ in everyday life
Procession Jeremy Deller Manchester public park 1. Peace Lines David Drury 1. Belfast 1. Soundscape of (contentious) separated
Add on. 20 Hohenmeter http://www.msa.mmu.ac.uk/continuity/in
Fattinger, Orso, Reiper Germany & http://peacelinesbelfast.blogspot.com/ areas projected onto contrasting (fluid)
dex.php/2009/07/06/jeremy-deller’s- 2. Hearing there http://www.vagueterrain.net/journal13/d 2. Montreal physical reality
Sensorial Lisbon ?procession/ Lisbon Blindfolded walks of the Alfama borough to avid-drury/01 2. Anti-segregation of architectural space
Hidden Curriculum Annette Krauss UK heighten awareness using soundscape
The Blue House Amsterdam Palas por pistolas Pedro Reyes Mexico
(Het Blauw Huis) http://www.bdonline.co.uk/
Various
Invisible Zagreb Stephen willats
platform 9/81 London
Croatia Mapping project -empty buildings in rapidly story.asp?storycode=3143490
http://www.variant.randomstate.org/4te
(architect-artist collaborative group) developing city, proposed potential of reuse Mobile Stage What If London
xts/Jane_Kelly.html & encouraged temporary use with cultural http://www.what-if.info/LIFT.html
activities Various Space Hijackers UK
Camberwell Street Training Manual
Edible Schoolyard Lottie Childs London
California environmental & social responsibility taught http://www.spacehijackers.co.uk/
http://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/lottie to children
Freemobile -child/ Seattle Van-share distributing goods & services for
free
Crystal Quilt
Kunsprojekte Suzanne Lacy Riem, Germany Using art projects to catalyse
communication of their desires and
frustrations in creating new suburb
When Faith Moves Mountains
Hotel Neustadt Francis Alys NYC East
former creative entrepreneurship - renovation of
Germany abandoned apartment building for art
projects & community events
De Strip Jeanne van Heeswijk Vlaardingen, 10 yr collaboration betw artists, designers &
1. ‘Touch Sanitation’ Mierle Laderman Ukeles NYC
Netherlands local inhabitants for urban renewal
2. Re-Spect
Various http://www.communityarts.net/readingr
Public works Community interaction/involvment
3.Garbage Truck Dance
http://www.publicworksgroup.net/p oom/archivefiles/2002/09/touch_sanitati
4. Maintenance Art
ages/about_profile.html o.php
Various department for public appearances Germany
The Martha Rosler Library
http://www.department-online.de/ Martha Rosler International
various Muf UK
Social
VariousSculpture JosephStudio
Rural Beuys International
Alabama Student and Community participation in
7000 Oak trees regeneration projects
Cross-disciplinary design
Watercone stephen augustin yemen