Die Fotografische Langzeitbeobachtung Schlieren 2005-2020 zeigt, wie sich das Schweizer Mittelland entwickelt
The long-term Photographic Observation Schlieren is a much-recognized unique research project that documents urban development in Switzerland. Over a period of fifteen years, a photographic record of building activity and urbanization processes was conducted to demonstrate how these are altering the character of a typical Swiss suburban community.
The chosen example was the town of Schlieren, bordering the city of Zurich to the west, whose population grew from 13,000 to 20,000 residents during the observation period of 2005-20. At Sixty-three locations throughout Schlieren, pictures were taken under identical conditions every two years that show the changes in the spatial interplay of buildings, streets, and green spaces. Simultaneously, series of topical detailed photographs were produced that focus on individual objects and tell of the appropriation, design, and aesthetics of habitats, such as store fronts, building entrances, playgrounds, parking entrances, etc.
This two-volume book brings together the results of this spectacular research. The Archive volume features the entire body of the eight images taken at each of the sixty-three sites to visualize the deep changes Schlieren has undergone during these fifteen years. The Essays volume combines the topical image series with essays that offer in-depth examination of the study’s subject, detailed analyses and interpretations, and interviews by expert authors from various disciplines.
Urban Change over Time | Meret Wandeler, Ulrich Görlich, Caspar Schärer (eds.)
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The Photographic Long-Term Observation of Schlieren 2005-2020 shows how this part of Switzerland is developing
The long-term Photographic Observation Schlieren is a much-recognized unique research project that documents urban development in Switzerland. Over a period of fifteen years, a photographic record of building activity and urbanization processes was conducted to demonstrate how these are altering the character of a typical Swiss suburban community.
Public Plaiv Art. Contemporauna Illa Plaiv | Christoph Schenker (Hg.) [E-Book-PDF]
Gegenwartskunst im Landschafts- und Siedlungsraum La Plaiv, Oberengadin
Die Publikation stellt die Projektskizzen vor, die dreizehn Künstlerinnen und Künstler speziell für die Region La Plaiv (Oberengadin) erarbeitet haben. Das Spannungsfeld zwischen lokaler Identität und touristischem Mehrwert, zwischen Ortsverbundenheit und Mobilität bildet für die Werke nicht nur den Hintergrund, vielmehr wird es ihn ihnen selber zum Thema. Die Projekte können somit als «Sensorien» verstanden werden, die die kulturellen Konfliktlinien der Region aufspüren, ihnen Ausdruck verleihen und sie damit individuell wie öffentlich verhandelbar machen.
Aesthetics of the Commons | Cornelia Sollfrank, Felix Stalder, Shusha Niederberger (eds.) [E-Book PDF]
What do a feminist server, an art space located in a public park in North London, a ‘pirate’ library of high cultural value yet dubious legal status, and an art school that emphasizes collectivity have in common? They all demonstrate that art can play an important role in imagining and producing a real quite different from what is currently hegemonic; that art has the possibility to not only envision or proclaim ideas in theory, but also to realize them materially.
Deep Water | Jürgen Krusche, Siu King Chung (eds.)
Public Spaces in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
In strongly globalized cities there are fast transformation processes on the move, reinforced by the neo-liberal policies and the resulting economic, social, urban and cultural policy strategies. From a research perspective, a main question is how to capture, describe and interpret such developments taking place at a fast pace.
Researchers and artsts from Hong Kong and Zurich worked together in a small area of Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest and still most traditional Districts of Hong Kong, to investigate its public spaces according to topics of urban transformation and gentrification.
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