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presentation for the EchoPolis International Conference, that took place on the 1st of October, 2013 in Athens. by Vivian Doumpa and Dr. Brian Doucet
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Vivian Doumpa
Brian Doucet
EcHoPolis Conference
Athena, Greece
29/9 – 3/10, 2013
Public Space in NEED for Revitalization
CREATIVITY
Keywords: Public Art Street Art Guerrilla Pop-Up Tactical Creativity DIY Temporary Bottom-Up Spontaneous Community-driven
THE GUERRILLA GENERATION
Missing keyword:
Sound Music (Performance)
Missing link:
Music Public Space Revitalization
To what extent does
Music Performance in Public Space
change
the Perception
that people might have about
the Quality of that place?
Research Gap:
Music and Performance Arts in Public Space
Sense of hearing
Listening
Music Cognition
THE CASE STUDY
Navarinou Square - Thessaloniki
Navarinou Square (source: Bing Maps)
The gypsy-swing musicians who performed during the research. Swing till you drop: (from left to right) Chris Kosides, Yiannis Vakaloudis and Kostas Vaporidis.
View video here: http://youtu.be/eBt9bUyMnbs
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“I don’t usually spend time in the square. But today that I liked it I thought of sitting for a while… and I sat. And I liked it a lot that there are swing musicians today!”
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“(...) I have made friends... other moms... we have made friendships, my child has made friends, and as a result my day goes on more pleasantly”
picture captured by an interviewee
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Y “(...) it is a very dear place for the people. It has lots of people; as soon as the sun comes out ‘pop!’ everyone comes here in the square. The square fills immediately. The square...is the centre, it is... where everyone gathers. (...) Navarinou Square is a trademark!”
March 2012
USE
“Back in the days it used to have more people, it used to concentrate more people. Now there is not so much. Nowadays people also have difficulties (financial), so it is reasonable that they don’t go out as much as they used to do”.
picture captured by an interviewee
The contribution of the music performance on perception and experience
“there should be more activities, a little bit of music”
Picture taken by an interviewee from the nearby cafeteria
“I mean, you watch the music, you watch the people sitting and observing… it is nice!”
“…music relaxes. You feel that something exists”
“May I at least buy you a cup of coffee?” …suggests this woman to the musicians
when they said that they do not collect money, but they perform for pleasure.
“few days ago I came across a band that was playing the violin... it was very nice, because we were in the park on the one hand, but on the other, we were also listening to music... and the children were dancing…”
“Yes, (music in public space) is something very pleasant, and sometimes in the square there are people who either sing opera songs, or play accordion and generally I believe that these events give a different touch…”
…one week later, without the music…
music in public space does not have a direct effect on people’s perceptions regarding the quality of a place
>>> intensity of problems
<<< effect of music
“Clichés of Public Speech”
Yi-Fu Tuan, 1977
…hmmm…?
Spatial Experiences
Perceptual Experiences
MUSIC feelings memories
T h e u n e x p e c t e d f a c t o r
THE GREEK CRIS IS
Music in Public Space
Creative Placemaking - Culture-Led Regeneration
Humanization of Planning – Collaborative Approaches
Successful and Qualitative Urban Realms
Top-to-Down
Collaborative Policy Making
Bottom-Up
Symbolisms of music
Emotions provoked
Identity of space – Placemaking
Desired planning strategy
Recommendation: !!! Quality of Music !!!
Recommendation: !!! Don’t over-plan !!!
Otherwise:
<<< creativity
<<< spontaneity
<<< engagement
The planner's and policy maker's role should be to create the ideal conditions for the musical activities to flourish, rather than to exclusively focus on organizing top-down festivals and events themselves.
Appreciate Grassroots and Pop-Up!
MUSIC
- interaction
- socialization
- usability
STATE
- infrastructure
- maintenance
Final Goal: TRIANGULATION
“I was wandering around the old town when I heard a saxophone from around the corner and, following the sound, found the musician playing alone in a snow-covered square. The pleasure of the experience was that it was so unexpected, unlike the feeling that buskers today are placed in strategic spots, which takes away the joy of the moment of discovery.”
Anna Minton, 2009
T H A N K YO U V E R Y M U C H
Special thanks to Chris Kosides, Giannis Vakaloudis & Kostas Vaporidis
Christianna Vei, Efi Votsou & Aris Stathis
Vivian Doumpa – [email protected]
Brian Doucet - [email protected]
Echopolis, Athens, October 2013 Find full research here: http://bit.ly/101LBjq
