View blog for the workshop here
http://zeeniac.net/fearandgender-bangalore

Proposal
ARCHI-PUNCTURE -
LET'S TRANSFORM ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL SPACE OF BANGALORE -

1....Go in the city. Move yourself/group in a different way than you are used to moving through the city space. Move yourself/group bodily/emotionally/socially in a new way in connection to the existing elements (e.g lamppost, tree, bench, bike..) and existing places (e.g. park, bus, building, pavement, shopping mall). Feel free to add materials (e.g. clothing, recycle-stuff, string, clay, drawing) to underline the movement.
Relate to a minimum of 3 varied places/elements in the city.

2...Go in the city. Use the city elements/places in a way that you/the group are not used to do. Feel free to add materials (e.g. electronic devices, mobile phones, recycle materials, wood, bus tickets, clothes, pencil, feather, clay, etc) to extend/broaden the/your usual use of the existing city elements/places.
Relate to a minimum of 3 varied places/elements in the city.

* Invite by-passers to join 'the movement/new use of the city'. Maybe they come up with more ways...It is not so important whether or not you make people join, it is more important to show your positive intention and 'invitation' to get connected.

* Document the proces, e.g. a drawing or photo or video, and write a short statement (5-10 lines) on what you investigated and experienced.
The documentation will be uploaded here.

Karoline H. Larsen
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Fear and Gender in Public Space

This project addresses more directly issues on safety and sexual harassment/rape in cities. The critical situation and crime statistics, concerns everyone and all women are victims to irresponsible societies and construction of urban environments. Women of poverty and living in developing countries are at larger risk and greater need of finding strategies to survive and escape sexual physical threats. “Building a city for women - Fear and Adornment in Public Space”, addresses this group of women as global citizens. Our purpose is to improve their everyday life through their participation and trough situational awareness among interdisciplinary practitioners and local authorities.

Considering artistic practice as social practice - the project aims to investigate and develop methods for collaboration and encourage local artists/designers to work with social awareness and responsibility. We want to establish an international dialogical exchange and collaboration between the artists, artisans, institutions and organizations from the different countries involved.

Veronica Wiman
Curator