DISPOSITIFS POST- is a project by IDENSITAT, a proposal for several phases of site-specific, imaginative interventions for the use of public space in the future beyond a post-crisis scenario, realised in collaboration with the collective Recreant Cruïlles (Recreating Crossroads), and with Germanetes, situated on the Left Eixample of Barcelona.
It consists of the following
#1. Call for ideas and projects for interventions in public space near the site of Germanetes. From an open call, projects will be selected to participate in the exhibition, debates and online publication.
#2. On-site exhibition of projects and interventions. The exhibition / intervention will take place in public and private spaces around the site of Germanetes, with selected projects, and with invited projects on related topics, already shown in other contexts.
#3. Seminar and debates with participants in the open call, invited guests and other professionals and theorists. The theme of the discussion will focus upon creative intervention, new uses for public spaces affected by political and economic crisis, and building networks of citizen action.
#4. Digital publication which will bring together the results of the activities carried out in the various phases.
#5. Educational project (formal and informal education), working on the concepts of public space and the district within a city context . With the participation of teachers, and the advice of professionals involved with Idensitat and Recreant Cruïlles.
- A selection of projects and ideas from the open call will be displayed in an exhibition / intervention organised around the Germanetes site, using public and private (authorised for public use) spaces.
Call for ideas and projects for interventions in the public space adjacent to the Germanetes site which promote its temporary use, while also promoting interdisciplinary proposals, and a future projection based upon the idea of a post-crisis urban landscape.
Germanetes site is located on the junction between the streets Consell de Cent and Compte Borrell in Barcelona. Interventions should be proposed for the section of the Consell de Cent Street between Joan Miró Park and Urgell Street in Barcelona.
Selection committee
Joan Subirats, political scientist
Itzíar González, architect
Francesc Magrinyà, engineer
Ramon Parramon, artist
Laurence Rassel, director, Fundació Tàpies
Committee members, invited projects, and the selected projects, will participate in the debate sessions around subjects related with the topics of the call.
Objectives
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- To connect with spaces in the city, and to promote practices of information, appropriation and display among civic networks working to improve public space.
- To enable the development of creative projects linked to local actions.
- To promote temporary actions which bring creative strategies of activism and transformation in the use and experience of cities.
- To promote artistic interventions connected to citizen networks
- To encourage reflection upon the new urban landscapes emerging from a post-crisis scenario
- To promote proposals to raise awareness of the actions undertaken in relation to the specific site of the Germanetes .
- To become a tool for activism within the district, and to connect with people outside interested in active participation in the construction of urban space.
This call is aimed at
Artists, architects, designers, students in these disciplines, or groups interested in art projects related to social contexts, as well as transdisciplinary teams incorporating sociologists, anthropologists/social workers, social educators, residents of a district or collectives working on social issues in district contexts, and any individuals or collectives with an interest in arts projects related to the concept of the district.
Submission of proposals
Individuals or collectives wishing to participate in the call for projects should complete and submit the Application Formhttp://www.idensitat.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=830:&catid=129:&Itemid=200" target="_blank"> [FORM ACCESS]
All information relevant to the project must be included in a pdf document (max. 6MB).
- Proposal document: a written description of the basic lines the project would follow (max. 3/4 pages).
- Up to 10 images, illustrating the project.
- Previous work reference.
- Resume (of each participant in the case of a collective, specifying one representative).
- Contact details (name, telephone, e-mail and postal address).
The final date for submission of proposals is the 7th of June 2013
Terms and conditions
The selected works will be property of the creator/s. IDENSITAT is the creator of DISPOSITIUS POST-, a platform which will include the selected projects. IDENSITAT and Recreant Cruïlles may reproduce and disseminate through online and paper publications all or part of the programme, always citing the respective authorship. IDENSITAT will incorporate in its archive all documentation generated by this open call.