Abstract This article talks about how social movements in North Africa create new relationship between art, politic and citizenship. We wish to focus on revolutions in Southern Mediterranean coast in Tunisia, Lybia and Egypt. This reflections would like to go beyond “eurocentrism” explications of the social movements called “Arab spring”, trying to better understand how… Continua a leggere Geopolitics of contemporary Mediterranean arts in North Africa
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Product-Service Design for Immigrants
Abstract The paper analyzes the social landscapes that arise from the spontaneous configuration of groups that mingle with each other following the instinct of survival and a state of emergency, which configure no longer linear country borders but fluid ones. In this context a form of widend multicultural social typology emerges, where the human dignity… Continua a leggere Product-Service Design for Immigrants
The use of faces in Egyptian Graffiti
Psycho-social aspects and change of identity as post-revolutionary phenomenon{{1}} Abstract After the 2011 Revolution in Egypt it has been easy to observe the intensive use of graffiti spreading with a particular characteristics: the use of faces in Graffiti. The faces are protesting images. The art styles are many, and the techniques are variable from drawing,… Continua a leggere The use of faces in Egyptian Graffiti
Diseño activista en España. Una breve historia contemporánea
Abstract The political culture of the majority of the Spanish people during Franco’s era was marked by distrust and indifference. At the end of the 1960’s, however, interest on political matters grew thanks, to a great extent, to an increasing discontent with the regime and greater support for democracy by the people. The change in attitudes… Continua a leggere Diseño activista en España. Una breve historia contemporánea
Design and new trends in temporary living for emergencies and nomadism
Abstract There is a long tradition of research, projects and experiments regarding the issue of temporary living. It is a very fertile field of reflection because it represents the intersection of practical needs with the aspiration, sometimes utopian, toward an extreme simplicity in living and an innate desire for freedom and exploration. Here, we will… Continua a leggere Design and new trends in temporary living for emergencies and nomadism
Social Design for the Mediterranean
Abstract The article is based on researches within the editorial activities at PAD Journal from 2008 to present, and deals with the organization of the Mediterranean Design contest in 2009 and 2010. The text presents a selection of projects developed in different contexts in the last years and focused on the social and political problems… Continua a leggere Social Design for the Mediterranean
The other seashore. Migrations to the South of the Mediterranean
Abstract Since the beginning of the French occupation of Algeria, by the middle of the nineteenth century, a large number of people from Spain, Italy and Malta, fleeing from poverty and hunger or as a result of political and social instability, headed the North African country in search of a better life. The melting-pot created… Continua a leggere The other seashore. Migrations to the South of the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Great Conversation
Abstract The exit from the Mediterranean emergency requires rethinking its identity in a new perspective. This means recognizing its legitimate role as a “Great Sea in Between”, as a cultural interface able to connect all the citizens that address to it, in everyday life and as individuals, involving them in a real “great conversation” based… Continua a leggere Mediterranean Great Conversation
Mediterranean Emergency: Design Against Disasters (DAD!)
Social, political and economic turmoil appear to be an on-going agony for the Mediterranean region, ever since, perhaps, the emergence of “Mare Nostrum” in Roman times. The issues we face today have always been present. However they have come to the surface differently in recent years and demand urgent responses in accordance with their new… Continua a leggere Mediterranean Emergency: Design Against Disasters (DAD!)
Editorial #11
PAD Issue #11 is online. This issue is completely dedicated to the Mediterranean design with interesting contributions coming from different authors living and working in the countries of this part of the world. Why are we addressing the topic of Mediterranean Emergency and Activism? Because the critical situation of the Mediterranean area, that in the… Continua a leggere Editorial #11
