crossing perspectives

A research by design on alternative open space in highly urbanised regions shows design as a process of (re)interpretation and reediting. The appropriation and spontaneous use of alternative spaces asks for a design of open signifiers; design that leaves margins and is open to disturbances, complexity, disorder and chaotic ambivalence. The design interest in the uncontrolled is shared with photography and the visual arts. By consulting the arts as a platform of contemplation designers better understand the potentials of alternative space and the force of the uncontrolled.status: publishe