Mediation Since its inception
LASA working with "young" to organize their actions.
They are essential tools for running LASA. The "young"
LASA are people with little experience in the domain of contextual art in public spaces , but with a curiosity, availability and energy for creative experimentation. Thus students of architecture, design, sociology, art instructors, along with mechanical and retired sailors, masons, carpenters, historians, amateur photography and video equipment involved and enrich the LASA and content of the project itself same. All characterized by their subjects
sense of experimentation, but also aware of its evolutionary process
necessary.
For example, from April 30 to May 15,
5 students and a professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and five other students
Univalle accompanied by their teacher (both institutions Cali - Colombia) reside in LASA. The visit of this group continues the work done Adonys Moreno Milan, Aurélie Sampeur and Candelario with these institutions in August and September 2009.
Work and develop the integrated mediation efforts came after a study of the various tools that have LASA:
- contextual art : LASA offers a unique framework for experimentation in public space in Cuba.
- communication: a laboratory challenge of sharing, disseminating and promoting each of their events in the outside thanks an important and successful work with national and international media.
- mediation, but is an area little explored by LASA, basically developed by the Laboratory mediation is supported and nurtured by the very actions of the artists in the creation process. During the Biennale, meetings with neighbors and public screenings revealed a massive public demand mediation san agustinense most pronounced on the approach and role of LASA.
Taking this into account is proposed that a cycle
artistic explorations and cultural mediation assimilate the focus integrated, production and artistic achievement as own, so that the mediation does not overlap the work, but their actions are designed as artwork
independent and interrelation to the project which is mediation.
These mediations would aim to bring the focus
mutant LASA active and the people of San Agustin to develop awareness of their environment and their capabilities in relation to this proposal.
also aims to highlight the existence and variety of artistic practices in the public space . This topic is investigated through:
- audio-visual creations of This documentary, fiction, video clip and / or graphical advertisements and the posters, postcards, stamps, billboards. Be exploited specialties such as visual design and to explore the identity of St. Augustine and its perception by the population.
- cultural activities in relation to a work or art project as the realization of street furniture in San Agustín in the context of published trials # 4: touch. We plan, for example, a competition for creating bookmarks Street (no longer exist in San Agustín), also working on ways to make visible in the public space above actions LASA.
As contextual art works made in the context of previous published trials, the mediation efforts would be integrated as a possible support: buildings, garages made from recycled scrap metal, markets, schools, kiosks , walls, street vendors, etc.
course, also explore the Internet through
. The Cubans, in general, do not have easy access to this technology, although many can navigate from your workplace. LASA Internet poses to critical window on the activities taking place in San Augustine. Many san agustinenses reside outside the country and want to maintain contact with their neighborhood and its people. Therefore, we create a new blog www.lasa-internacional.blogspot.com would work for mediation projects whose focus is the relationship between St. Augustine and abroad. The current blog would be devoted to activities in Cuba LASA (
www.lasa-cuba.blogspot.com ).
The fact that many foreign people residing in LASA have unlimited access to the Internet outside Cuba and many residents of San Augustine to benefit from e-mail service, together with the Centre LASA Internet has opened a gap
the implementation of projects on-line ", a potentially very directrición attractive to connect the experience of LASA former neighborhood residents who live abroad. Similarly, the media and / or tool provides the possibility to extend your residence virtually LASA. It also facilitates the universities and people in general have a direct view of the work of the artists during their stay in LASA.
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The concept of mediation develops integrated LASA from Stefan Shankland concept for the project which
TRANS305 to participate Aurélie Sampeur.