Wherever people live closely together, there is competition and displacement. We practically take it for granted that
many public places cannot be used equally by different groups of people. This assumption goes almost unnoticed,
and is counter to the ideals of a democratic, open society with equal
rights for all its members. How do people who exist at the margins
of society (or see themselves as existing there) experience public
urban spaces? Where do they feel welcome, and where do they feel
unwanted? Where, how, and why do use conflicts arise? The project
Die fragmentierte Stadt—the fragmented city—pursues answers to
these questions.
A collection of observations, walks, and encounters that took place
over the course of three years in Berlin, Graz, and Zurich form the
foundation of four artistic ethnographic approaches to experiences
of exclusion and appropriation strategies. Photographic, audio-visual,
performance, and verbal investigations led to the development of
the ideas, insights, and products introduced by the texts, images,
and videos in this volume.
Jürgen Krusche
Architektur Exklusion Fotografie Öffentlicher Raum Verdrängung Stadträume Bevölkerungsgruppen gleichberechtigte Mitglieder demokratisch offene Gesellschaft öffentliche Stadträume Nutzungskonflikte Beobachtungen Spaziergänge Begegnungen