VALLETTA 2018
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
BODIES IN URBAN SPACES 10 & 11 November 2018 Mellieħa
c. Lisa Rastl
A city has many stories to tell and each one has many sides: what’s it like to walk through our cities during the day or in the dead of night?; Do the roads to work, home and play make travel a breeze or a chore? Bodies in Urban Spaces is all about making young people aware of the way we interact with public space. Through a series of urban interventions, this project transforms city spaces with a series of obstacles mounted at various times of day. Irritation and amusement provoke a physical and emotional reaction, prompting participants to reflect on the rules, restrictions and possibilities of the city. The interventions themselves are temporary, but the imprint left on memory persists, establishing a stronger relationship between citizens and their neighbourhoods. Created by // Maħluq minn: Willi Dorner Organised by // Organizzat minn: Valletta 2018
BODIES IN URBAN SPACES Fl-10 u fil-11 ta’ Novembru 2018 Il-Mellieħa
Belt għandha x’tirrakkonta diversi stejjer, u kull storja għandha verżjonijiet differenti: x’taħseb li kieku tkun miexja madwar il-bliet tagħna matul il-ġurnata jew fl-eqqel ta’ lejl?; It-toroq li nużaw waqt li sejrin lejn ix-xogħol, id-dar jew biex niddevertu, jagħmlu l-vjaġġ tagħna pjaċevoli jew nispiċċaw nitilfu l-paċenzja? ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ jippermetti liż-żgħażagħ isiru konxji tar-rabtiet li aħna għandna mal-ispazju pubbliku. Permezz ta’ serje ta’ interventi
urbani, dan il-proġett jibdel l-ispazji fil-belt f’sensiela ta’ ostakli li jinħolqu f’ħinijiet differenti matul il-ġurnata. Bejn id-dwejjaq u d-divertiment, tinħoloq provokazzjoni għal reazzjoni fiżika u ta’ emozzjoni, li twassal lill-parteċipanti jirriflettu fuq ir-regoli, ir-restrizzjonijiet u l-alternattivi l-oħra li hemm fil-belt. Dawn l-interveni huma temporanji, imma l-effett fuq il-moħħ tant jibqa’ jippersisti, li tiġi stabbilita relazzjoni bejn iċ-ċittadini u l-komunità tagħhom.