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Gentle Friction - through temporary territories of culture (2024)

Alicia Rottke Fitzpatrick
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Friction between the other is not only inevitable but a necessary part of heterogeneous life. However, this friction can occur on a spectrum, from aggressive, violent manifestations to more gentle, subtle forms. This research explores the latter form of friction within the context of cultural events. There is a growing rhetoric that cultural events are solely for elitist circles, and if this discourse continues to permeate society, the transformative power of these events will be in jeopardy. To preserve and reinforce the transformative power of these spaces, this research asks: How do cultural events facilitate moments of gentle friction as a means to foster an understanding of 'the other'? This research began as an introspective exploration into the author's practice. By unpacking the conditions of conviviality, autonomy, and temporality that ensure the friction remains gentle, the research explores how these conditions can be spatially translated to strengthen the experience in these spaces. Concluding with a set of design tools that can be used to ensure the vitality of cultural events, encouraging diverse participation as a means to protect this necessary form of friction between the other.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsculture, temporality, friction, Otherness, event, everyday, heterogenesis, art, spatial, spatial design, conviviality, autonomy, urban
date27/05/2024
published07/06/2024
last modified07/06/2024
statuspublished
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copyrightAlicia Rottke Fitzpatrick
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2836578/2836577
published inRoyal Academy of Art, The Hague
portal issue2. Publications 2024
external linkhttps://aliciarottkefitzpatrick.com/


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