Appel à projets - Upcycling Public Space – 2° festival Human Cities Bruxelles
International Call for Projects ‘Upcycling Public Space’ – festival Human Cities -Brussels
Appel à projets international organisé dans le cadre du 2° festival du réseau Human Cities sur le thème « reclaiming public space » (revendiquer/partager/s’approprier l’espace public) à Bruxelles du 15 au 31 mars 2012. Human Cities est un réseau européen d’acteurs culturels et scientifiques – dont la Cité du design - engagé dans la recherche et la diffusion d’innovations sociales, spatiales et politiques liées à la production de l’espace public dans la ville contemporaine.
This International Call for Projects ‘Upcycling Public Space’ is organized as part of the second festival of the Human Cities network called: “Reclaiming public space”, to be held in Brussels from 15 until 31 March 2012. Human Cities is a European network that groups scientific and cultural partners involved in research and information on spatial, social and political innovation related to the production of public space in contemporary cities.
Theme : “Upcycling” – Urban readymades
The term Upcycling was first used by Reiner Pilz who described recycling as a system where everything is smashed. He used the term Downcycling to describe this and called for what he referred to as Upcycling, a practice where old products are given more value and not less. In this sense, Upcycling is about the way we remake things.
If we consider reinventing or remaking public space, we do not speak about reinventing the wheel or total erasure of what exists, but of how to work with existing environments, objects and materials.
Projects will be analyzed on their use of the Upcycling concept and cross-disciplinary approaches to public space as well as their interpretation of Readymade design, referencing Duchamp’s description of ‘found art,’ or objects which are slightly modified to take on a new social function.
Why ? To rethink, re-use and reinvent public space by exploring human creativity and existing materials through co-creations, performances, installations and hands-on experiments.
What fields of transversality ? Light/temporary architecture, furniture, lighting, sound, public visual art and performances, storytelling, food, scent & taste…
Who ? Designers, architects, landscape architects, anthropologists, philosophers, storytellers… Professional and students are welcome to introduce their projects.
How ? Creative and interactive Human Centered Design approach, Do It Yourself...
Where ? Context of Brussels City and other European cities part of HC Network aiming at a socio-cultural impact in selected places in town.
Camille Vilain,
Chargée des projets internationaux
International projects dpt.
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