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On Sunday we went out to explore the Bispebjerg Bakke park, a huge field near our apartment in Ydre Nørrebro–not to be confused with the extravagantly designed apartment complex of the same name. The field runs down in front of the Bispebjerg Hospital and is also home to Copenhagen’s Skolehaver, a […]
When you have a small child you often take long aimless walks around your neighborhood (and maybe even when you don’t have a small child in your life). For me, these walks are a great time to soak up the little neighborhood nuances that shape the place we call home.
Lately, I have been […]
Superkilen: Participatory Park Extreme!
By Brett On 17 April, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Arts and culture, Critical essays, Design, Neighborhood, Public space
We spend a lot of time paying attention to various aspects of our neighborhood. Sometimes it is through casual observations made in the course of our daily comings and goings. Other times, it is a sustained reflection and recurring engagement with things over longer periods. This post is about the latter impulse; I have […]
Our resilient soy bean plant
By Bonnie On 9 April, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Agriculture, Dirt, Growing, Kitchen, Neighborhood, Resilience, Sojabønner
Last year we grew some heirloom soybeans at DRYK Nørrebro, the roof top urban garden in our neighborhood. We wanted to grow seeds that could tell a story and be shared from year to year. Growing these soy beans, which even though they came from a seed […]
Halloween struck in the Mythological Quarter last night.
We started off with a pumpkin carving workshop at YNKB , a long time art space in the MQ run by a large network of artists. It is an open cultural space that hosts sporadic art shows, talks, screenings, and events.
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We snapped this picture at a local bar in our neighborhood on one of our daily walks. The sign says “Ja til øller, Nej til bøller,” which translates as “Yes to beer, No to bullies.” These signs came up after a local controversy about gangs […]
Alphabet of the Anthropocene – Powerless Powerpoint
Radio Aktiv Sonic Deep Map (2013)
SUPERKILEN – Extreme Neoliberalism Copenhagen Style
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BOOK: Deep Routes
Bonnie co-edited this collection of essays that reflect on who gets to define a region and what the struggles are in relation to being in a place and demanding social justice across many issues and terrains.
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We made and installed a network of bat houses in Urbana, Illinois, to support the local and regional bat population, but also to begin a conversation about re-making the built environment.
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BOOK REVIEW:
We write often about artists and art groups that work with putting ‘culture’ back in agriculture. Here is a new favorite: myvillages, a group of three women based in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Read more...
Post Revolutionary Exercises
We really admire the dedicated hard work of Kultivator who seeks to fuse agriculture and art in their work. Click this sentence to get a PDF of their poster collection called "Post Revolutionary Exercises."
Culture Breakers
One of many books we collected that deeply inspire us. Get the PDF of the book.
Cultural Practices Within And Across
This amazing book networks urban and rural resilience and sustainability projects around the world. Deeply inspiring projects in Romania, Paris, San Francisco, and elsewhere.
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