The Hostile by Jon Gorospe

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Peripatetic Studies “Peripatetic Studies” was born as a field notebook and photographic archive focusedon the urban space and the uses that it legitimizes and favours or, also, del imits andcloses. From this archive, I extract ideas that over time form long-term projects, butthis archive has indeed acquired its own character and entity over the years. The dynamic of the creative process is the walk and its core is the search, recordingand organization of those patterns that the streets repeat in the manner of a tic,a mania –sometimes– a phobia. In their accumulation, the images reconstruct and illuminate the active unconscious of our cities, which is not explicit in its enunciation but does not stop being executed firmly. The Hostile "The Hostile" is a series dedicated to openly hostile architecture: designs and modifications that prioritize exclusion over inclusivity. This series points to the delimitation of use in the city, the layers of design choices thatsilently segregate and isolate. These modifications of buildings and their elements–sometimes from their conception, sometimes after the construction– deny ways of life(such as nomadic), or show how rest and pause are banished from the centers of ourcities. By confronting the insidious presence of hostile architecture, this art project acts asa catalyst for crucial societal introspection. It brings to light the inherent value of publicspaces as democratic, inclusive arenas for all citizens. “The Hostile” pivots around the various forms and registers of contemporary defensivearchitecture. In their accumulation, the images reconstruct and illuminate the activeunconscious of our cities, which is not explicit in its enunciation but does not stop beingexecuted firmly. Details ISBN 978-82-693480-1-9 26x20cm 60 páginas portada estampada a golpe seco 18 euros Show more