Intervenções temporárias e marcas permanentes na cidade contemporânea

Abstract

-This research aims to investigate current temporary interventions as a positive way of transforming places. The starting point is the fact that contemporary society has been going through a specific moment of high modernity, a period that takes on characteristics of transience in various spheres of social and economic relations (ephemeral condition), which imprints some traits on collective life spaces, such as a sense of hostility, individualism and superficial relationships. Temporary interventions -intentional and contesting -, in this sense, function as catalysts of closeness and intimacy, not only in space itself, but also in relations among individuals in the urbs, acting reactively against this unfavorable state of pure alienation. My aim, therefore, is to check whether temporary interventions leave permanent marks in the city. To achieve that, I present the analysis of two temporary interventions in the form of public art interventions: Arte de Portas Abertas, in Rio de Janeiro, and Girona em Flor, in Girona, Spain.Key words: temporary interventions, public art, collective spaces, contemporary city.RESUMO -Esta pesquisa dedica-se ao estudo das intervenções temporá-rias contemporâneas como forma de transformação positiva dos lugares. Parto da premissa de que a sociedade contemporânea vive em um momento específico de alta modernidade, período que se reveste de características de transitoriedade, em várias esferas das relações sociais e econômicas (condição efêmera), que imprime alguns traços característicos aos espaços da vida coletiva, como a sensação de hostilidade, o individualismo e as relações superficiais. As intervenções temporárias -intencionais e contestatórias -funcionam, nesse sentido, como catalisadores de relações de proximidade e intimidade, tanto com o próprio espaço, quanto na relação entre os indivíduos da urbs, atuando reativamente contra esse desfavorável estado de alienação pura. Objetivo, portanto, verificar se as intervenções temporárias deixam marcas permanentes na cidade. Para alcançá-lo, procedo à análise de duas intervenções temporárias na forma de intervenções de arte pública: os eventos Arte de Portas Abertas, no Rio de Janeiro, e Girona em Flor, em Girona, Espanha.Palavras-chave: intervenções temporárias, arte pública, espaços coletivos, cidade contemporânea.

Framework Conditions and Strategies for Pop-Up Environments in Urban Planning

“…Furthermore, pop-up environments can allow the creation of new infrastructures in the contexts of city centers, characterized by the desire to preserve the historical heritage, by the rigidity of urban plans, and by many practical, technical, and legal limitations [8,11]. In the context of these areas, pop-up environments are proposed as a valid alternative to traditional architectural planning, as these structures, which are quick to install, flexible, and reversible, allow users to meet their needs without affecting the historical heritage and evading any bureaucratic problems [14,73]. It has been seen, from the case studies, how pop-up environments have created new public spaces, otherwise impossible in the historic city center, defining not only new functions, such as cultural and artistic events, but also new perspectives panoramic and landscape for the city [105,106,108,109].…”

“…If the keywords of the "pop-up" group led to few results, more results were found using the keyword "temporary" (used in double resulting combination first with words such as "strategies," "housing," "architecture," "uses," "structures," and "urban planning"). The results can be grouped in the following categories: temporary housing, in the context of emergency or to respond to new demands [47,48,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69]; temporary uses and strategies in the city [5,[7][8][9]11,24,47,[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]; life-cycle and reuse of temporary structures [13,[55][56][57][58]64,[79][80][81]. Being conceived of as "temporary," pop-up environments are characterized by two fundamental properties-they have an expiration date that refers to their period of use, intermediate between the previous one that was interrupted and the next one that has not yet be...…”

“…As a vertical public space, it explored the interface between public and private spheres through the implementation in the public space of recognizable functional units of everyday life, but out of context, trying to show a reaction to the stereotyped forms of functionality of social life, motivating the passers-by to explore urban life in a more interactive way. At the end of the temporary use, the tower was dismantled, and a large part of its components were recycled [73,105].…”

“…Seen from the buildings surrounding Central Park, the gates looked like a golden river that appeared and disappeared through the bare branches of the trees and highlighted the shape of the winding paths. The artwork, which was fully funded by its creators, remained for 16 days; thereafter, the gates were removed, and the materials were recycled [73,106].…”

Hortas urbanas como intervenções temporárias: uma breve reflexão

“…Elas funcionam como catalisadores de relações de proximidade e intimidade, tanto com o próprio espaço, quanto na relação entre os indivíduos da urbs. (FONTES, 2013).…”