Sentences with phrase «reclaimed as public space»

Not exact matches

We've seen the Pokemon GO fad, which may serve as a demonstration of the power of games to reclaim and transform public spaces.

Zanele states, «I am producing this photographic document to encourage individuals in my community to be brave enough to occupy public spaces, brave enough to create without fear of being vilified, brave enough to teach people about our history and to rethink what history is all about; to reclaim it for ourselves, to encourage people to use artistic tools such as cameras as weapons to fight back.»

Examples include Patio Taller, a performance space and grass - roots educational center in the industrial zone of San Antón that organizes a «theater of the oppressed» to address issues affecting their community; the collective transformation of the hillside town of El Cerro, Naranjito into a living mural that is socially and artistically charged; intergenerational workshops known as Escuelas Oficios (Trade Schools) that are recuperating artisanal traditions threatened by modernization and colonialism, such as weaving, lace making, and basketry; the revitalization of blighted properties and neighborhoods through participatory urban design of community centers, public parks, urban gardens, and food cooperatives; and the aesthetic and physical reclaiming of public space through movement by artist Noemí Segarra.

She said she thought of the I - 10 as «a public amphitheater,» which, in one of the stranger ironies of this place, is basically true: despite the stream of blight accumulated over the decades by the freeway's construction, the locals have more or less reclaimed the space, painting murals on the concrete columns, making do with what's there.

NYC was one of 130 cities where residents reclaimed curb spaces as mini-parks for public use for the day.