[NetBehaviour] Human Cities Festival: Upcycling Public Space - Call for projects.

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Brussels, Belgium
Datum dogodka: 2012

Human Cities Festival
Upcycling Public Space

Call for projects
www.humancities.eu/pub/2012-brussels

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.

The competition is open to people over 18 years old: they may be 
professionals, artists, or students from art, design, or communication 
schools or academies. Work groups are also admitted, provided there is a 
group leader and at least one member is over 18.

More information here.

Rok prijave: 30/10/11

Kontakt:
Human Cities Festival
c/o Pro Materia Association
Rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil 2
B- 1000 Brussels
Ljubljana
humancities at promateria.be
www.humancities.eu