Activism and Community Initiatives
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The Pain of Others
Sasha Kurmaz
The Pain of Others is an intervention that consists of photos, collages, posters, and banners which at first sight resemble memorial sites spontane…
Understanding the past, reshaping the future: Creating a space in Oslo’s Linderud Community Garden
– Kimberly Weger and Clara J. Reich
The project aims to empower a diverse group of actors— with a focus on residents with minority backgrounds— to re-imagine how the space is used now and in the future.
Athens Report: a collective archive of life and protest
– Christina Petkopoulou
athensreport.org is an interactive digital platform that maps the urban space through the route of trolley bus No. 11. It collects and archives vid…
Sticking around: poster art as activism in Venice
– OPA!
This essay refers to street art practices as a creative tool for the critique of the touristification of the city of Venice. In it, we present a project of scattered…
Hidden Borough
– Guerilla Architects
In everyday life, city residents adopt and transform urban spaces for their own use. An individual subconsciously invents tactics, invisibly transf…
The Westway: four decades of community activism
– CivicWise
A walk along the Westway, the largest elevated urban highway in Europe, located is West London. The area below and around the Westway has witne…