Flâneur - New urban narratives
Start date: Mar 16, 2015,
End date: Mar 15, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
Flâneur is a European art project that encourages photographers to work the urban territory with a new approach to enable a fresh look on the dynamics of European cities and their geographic and social landscapes. The project will explore the idea of the “flâneur”, in a European daily reality. More than “clichés”, the project seeks what is not obvious in the city, which is underneath the evidence, searching a different way to understand the urban space and its singularities.The work is exhibit in 9 cities, in different contexts and realities, and will document cultural diversity as a key element of European cities and the importance of the contributions of this diversity for a common cultural identity. It will promote multiculturalism and interculturalism collaboration. Aims to make public engagement as a priority. Flâneur encourages the dialogues between literature and photography and between different points of view of the territory. The dialog between artistic fields is also emphasized, putting visual artist working together with writers on a principle of creative collaboration.The work produced in the project framework is presented in the public space of the cities, focus in its socio-cultural dimension: a place where people relate with each other, a space of identification, of urban animation and community expression.The project is based on a network of festivals and cultural programmers and will be the catalyst for the initiation of a new European cultural network, with photo festivals, museums, universities and organizations that will promote, research, participate and develop actions under this framework. It will involve 14 partners, 10 european countries and run for two years. During this period, the project will organize:12 exhibitions1 Conference10 Talks/seminars30 artistic residences9 Master classes20 Workshops1 Portfolio review1 Creative camp1 Summer school9 Les Cahiers du Flâneur1 Catalogue1 Next level Special edition1 Documentary
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