WATCH THE VIDEO / Talk with Anne Beate Hovind and Futurefarmers / Public Art as Provocation
PUBLIC ART AS PROVOCATION
How unconventional partnerships, time-scales and risk-taking reshape our cities
in english language
with Anne Beate Hovind (urban developer) and Futurefarmers (Amy Franceschini – Lode Vranken, artists)
Anne Beate Hovind is the project director for Bjørvika Utvikling for the public art projects Future Library and Flatbread Society in Oslo.
Followed by a conversation with Amy Franceschini and Lode Vrankenfrom the collective Futurefarmers are co-authors of the project Flatbread Society.
Public Art as Provocation
How unconventional partnerships, time-scales and risk-taking reshape our cities
Challenging preconceptions about the forms and timespan of conventional public artworks, these projects promise a new approach to working with artists in sites of regeneration. Conceived as a programme that will unfold over time, through collective activity, often in collaboration with existing organisations and artist-run initiatives across the city.
Bjørvika Utvikling is responsible for the construction of the commons, water promenade and technical infrastructure in the new city district in Oslo.
www.futurelibrary.no
www.flatbreadsociety.net
Anne Beate Hovind commissions and produces art in public spaces. Currently, she is putting her energy and expertise in city planning of Oslo producing two internationally known artworks Future Library by Scottish artist Katie Paterson and Losæter/FlatbreadSociety by the art collective Futurefarmers.
Over the past 20 years, she has worked at the interface of art, culture and business where she has gained a vast amount of experience in realizing complex and original projects. included developing public services, building a hospital, city planning, placemaking and passenger orientated development for airports.
Anne Beate is a passionate urban developer who believes in transforming the city from the heart.
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EXHIBITION :: Binta Diaw :: Collective Practices – A Living Experience of Feeling ListenedAbout Lungomare
Lungomare, a cultural association founded in Bolzano in 2003, was created from the desire and necessity to open a space in which to share differences, experiences, opinions and desires, a space in which to make the link between cultural production and the political and social dimension. Lungomare undertakes projects that investigate and test possible relationships between design, architecture, urban planning, art and theory, the results of which are presented in different formats: public discussions, conferences, publications, exhibitions and interventions in public spaces. All these formats are characterised by the intention to interact with cultural and socio-political processes relating to the region in which Lungomare is located.
Currently Lungomare’s activities focus on long-term residency projects, a format whereby Lungomare invites guests to engage and interact within the context of South Tyrol. Lungomare’s activities are based on three principles: specific attention to the context in which the association’s projects are undertaken, the transdisciplinary approach that distinguishes these projects, and reflection on the role of Lungomare as a cultural institution in connection with the region in which it operates.
Territory
Lungomare is located at the edge of Bolzano, the capital of South Tyrol, and relates to the context in which it operates, attempting to highlight the dynamics of change. Large urbanized areas alternate with broad areas of intensive cultivation and yet others of picturesque landscape, all of which penetrate the centre of the city. The city is surrounded by mountains and this is one of the reasons why the tourism industry has become a driving force in this locality. The demographic structure of the city has been characterized for a long time by the coexistence of two populations, those speaking German and those speaking Italian. However, the social and demographic composition of Alto Adige Südtirol is changing. Migrants, including those from non-European countries are making their way to the area to settle, whilst others, including political refugees, are flowing through the region.