Projects tagged
Installation
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New Walk Ways in New Bell
Read more: New Walk Ways in New BellThe city of Douala in Cameroon had a huge problem associated with malfunctioning water drainage systems. This is due the fact that in many illegally constructed areas of the town, the sewers are without cover, and after heavy rainfall, this…
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Turning a public toilet into a spa
Read more: Turning a public toilet into a spaFor three days, Ruben Santiago installed, without any official authorization, a hydro-massage shower in a public bathroom in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. The installation also made available to users bath gel, shampoo and towels that were regularly replaced. The…
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Range Studio
Read more: Range StudioThe project consists of a small mobile workspace and a micro artist residency program composed by two tiny art studios founded in Oakland. Studio 1 is a solar powered art studio which was built on the back of a flatbed…
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El Matam El Mish Masry
Read more: El Matam El Mish MasryThe project was based on the creation of a restaurant in the neighborhood of El Lewa, Cairo – one of the many neighborhoods built illegally, known as Ashguahiyats, a term meaning ‘leaving things to chance’. Using different kinds of menus,…
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BeeCare Amsterdam
Read more: BeeCare AmsterdamThe survival of bees in the world is threatened and the extinction of bees is a serious threat to the human race too. Over the past few years, it seems that bees have a greater chance of survival in cities…
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Power Call
Read more: Power CallPower Call is a nomadic, interactive energy commons in San Francisco to the Bay Area. Using low-tech systems, Power Call harnesses, stores and dispenses energy for recharging a variety of cell phones. Anyone can contribute to the energy commons by…
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The Peoples Bank of Govanhill
Read more: The Peoples Bank of GovanhillThe People’s Bank of Govanhill uses social and activist art practices to involve people in re-imagining the local economy, looking at how we can put feminist economics into practice in the local community. The project was intiated by artist Ailie…
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The Milk Truck
Read more: The Milk TruckThe Milk Truck is a combination of guerrilla theatre, activism and slapstick humour. When a woman finds herself in a situation where she is discouraged, harassed, or unwelcome to breastfeed her baby in public, she contacts The Milk Truck. The…
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Honest Shop
Read more: Honest ShopA village shop in Coniston is stocked by local producers with everything from farm meat and vegetables to paintings and knitted goods. The produce is all homemade and brought in by local suppliers. Customers are invited to buy goods in…
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Western Flag (Spingletop,Texas) 2017
Read more: Western Flag (Spingletop,Texas) 2017Western Flag depicts the site of the ‘Lucas Gusher’ – the world’s first major oil find – in Spindletop, Texas in 1901, now barren and exhausted. The site is recreated as a digital simulation the center of which is marked…