1998-temporary homes
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Temporary Homes,UK
mobile platform and 198 Gallery, London
workshops and installation
1998-1999
A participatory exhibition developed in collaboration with four feminist NGOs [ASHA projects, Eaves Housing Association, Riverpoint Emergency Hostel and Sojourner Housing Association] providing temporary shelters to homeless young women in London. A mobile intermedia platform was set up to bring digital technology to the shelters and develop the participants’ skills as critical actors in the urban environment. Made up of an ensemble of artworks, the installation at the 198 Gallery, addressed topics such as womens’ housing rights, feminist architectural models and reclamation of public space. Project supported by the New Audiences/ Regional Challenge grant of the Arts Council England (former London Arts Board).
The publication Contested Territories complemented the work with a collection of essays on the material manoeuvres of artists in space. Contributions: msdm, Ultra-Red, Fiambrera, N55, Made In Barcelona, Tonia Carless, S.L.P., Oreet Ashery, Caroline Ford, /Splice, Inhabit.
Images from the project have just been published in the May 2007 edition of Cais- a Lisbon magazine that is sold by the homeless to raise funds for them.
Curated by Grupo 21 1/2 (Plataforma Independente de Transgressão Artística, led by João Mourão, Paulo Romão Brás and Sandro Resende), the project Descartaveis- includes work by Sandra Cinto, João Penalva, Nuno ramalho, Paula roush, Manuel Santos Maia, Ana Perez Quiroga, Sandro resende, Paulo romão Brás, Maria lusitano & Vindeirinho, Duarte Amaral Netto, valter vinagre, António Júlio Duarte, Miguel Palma, Francisco Queirós, Susanne Themiltz and Xana.
You can download the pdf file for the whole supplement cais119_revelacao.pdf.
The project is also being displayed on street billboards . Here is the map of the public installation in the Avenida da Liberdade.
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