{"id":6183,"date":"2021-04-01T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laps-rietveld.nl\/?p=6183"},"modified":"2021-04-30T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T09:16:25","slug":"contemporary-commoning-newsletter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laps-rietveld.nl\/?p=6183","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Commoning Newsletter #1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contemporary Commoning is a two year research project investigating the many ways in which \u2018commoning\u2019 can contribute to new forms of public space, in the physical as well as the digital realm, and new spaces for public action. This research takes the potential contribution of design and art in these processes of \u2018commoning\u2019 as the main point of departure.\u00a0The research is a collaboration between the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Sandberg Institute, Waag – Technology and Society, University of Amsterdam\u2019s Center for Urban Studies, Casco Art Institute and Studio Ren\u00e9<\/span> Boer. The research project is grounded in Amsterdam\u2019s Zeeburgereiland, an island on the city\u2019s eastern fringes currently being developed, and will result in a toolkit of \u2018recipes for the commons\u2019. \u00a0Ren\u00e9 Boer gives us an insight into the process of Contemporary Commoning via his biannual Newsletters.<\/p>\n

15 May, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

When we kicked off the \u2018contemporary commoning\u2019 project in the last days of February, we planned to start working together in the new work space on Amsterdam\u2019s Zeeburgereiland soon after. The corona crisis, however, quickly escalated in the weeks that followed, isolating the individual researchers in their homes.<\/p>\n

The researchers have been using this period to delve into more detail into the island\u2019s history, stumbling on proof of the island\u2019s both military and hippie past, and to further develop the central ideas and approaches of each work package. Ektor Ntourakos, intern at ARIAS, started to develop a detailed mapping of all kinds of (public) spaces on the island, pointing out the possibilities for common interventions.<\/p>\n

Recently, the researchers started sharing and discussing their ideas in zoomspace. Among the many interesting observations it was pointed out how computer renderings of buildings on Zeeburgereiland (but also elsewhere) always seem to imagine the Dutch climate as a Mediterranean one. Shouldn\u2019t we use the often rough local weather conditions as a starting point for outdoor commoning? And what is the role of rituals and death in a neighborhood that is promoted as a celebration of life?<\/p>\n

As the corona situation slowly improves in Amsterdam, we\u2019re also hoping to start meeting up in real life soon and make the work space on the island our base for further explorations. More soon!<\/p>\n

Best wishes, also on behalf of Jeroen Boomgaard,
\nRen\u00e9 Boer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThis project is made possible through the support of NWO<\/a>, BPD bouwfonds<\/a>\u00a0and Nautilus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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