Those XR costumes look like they could have been designed by Peter Minshall, designer at the Barcelona Olympics..
Funnily enough I found a PhD thesis that mentions them both.."London in-between" at the
School of Architecture, Royal College of Art🎶
Funnily enough I found a PhD thesis that mentions them both.."London in-between" at the
School of Architecture, Royal College of Art🎶
researchonline.rca.ac.uk
Extinction Rebellion: new ritual, a new belief 🎶
Transgression as an act of design.. Notting Hill Carnival and Extinction Rebellion are two examples of these performative protests.
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Extinction Rebellion: new ritual, a new belief 🎶
Transgression as an act of design.. Notting Hill Carnival and Extinction Rebellion are two examples of these performative protests.
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"The Notting Hill riots in the 1950s, that echo
through the celebration of the Carnival until today, are read and compared to the most
recent performances of Extinction Rebellion: both movements target the same infrastructures
that Victorian London used to redesign the city,"..🎶
through the celebration of the Carnival until today, are read and compared to the most
recent performances of Extinction Rebellion: both movements target the same infrastructures
that Victorian London used to redesign the city,"..🎶
"By being the act of translation of human behaviour into form, architecture has a crucial role in this
search towards a permanent structure. According to Aldo Rossi, function is always readable through
form, which is permanent in the totality of the city. "
search towards a permanent structure. According to Aldo Rossi, function is always readable through
form, which is permanent in the totality of the city. "
* punk
steampunk
steampunk
"Extinction Rebellion uses architecture to create..
a symbolic meaning during their actions: they target punctual architectures of powers, such as the
Shell Building or Heathrow Airport, as primary polluters of the environment, or the Google & BBC HQ"🍿🎶
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a symbolic meaning during their actions: they target punctual architectures of powers, such as the
Shell Building or Heathrow Airport, as primary polluters of the environment, or the Google & BBC HQ"🍿🎶
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"The first Notting Hill Carnival, under the supervision of Rhaune Laslett in 1966, “was an eclectic union of individuals and groups under the umbrella of the London Free School and cooperating across cultural, class, racial and religious boundaries."🎶
Y'all know that this is all connected to Cambridge Analytica [and their predecessors], right?
But I digress..🎶
But I digress..🎶
* Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
The Wall
Roger Waters
The Wall
"It was when Leslie Palmer took over the role of leader of the organisation that the Carnival was
transformed into a festival of popular culture ... Palmer was a young Trinidadian who continued Laslett’s educational approach towards the carnival"..
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transformed into a festival of popular culture ... Palmer was a young Trinidadian who continued Laslett’s educational approach towards the carnival"..
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"A similar convivial approach towards the socio-political state of the city is expanded in the actions of
Extinction Rebellion (XR) on the stage of contemporary London. Albeit far more organised than the first carnival events in Notting Hill,
Extinction Rebellion (XR) on the stage of contemporary London. Albeit far more organised than the first carnival events in Notting Hill,
XR published a handbook, This is not a Drill. An Extinction Rebellion Handbook", which explained their strategy for rebellion in 2018." 🎶
Publisher: Penguin
#Obama #Shard #NotreDame #Grenfell
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Publisher: Penguin
#Obama #Shard #NotreDame #Grenfell
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"The Notting Hill Carnival & Extinction Rebellion are both transgressive rituals that are planned
and staged & use the city as their own stage: London becomes the theatre for their rebellion. This
active relationship with urban space allows us to decipher a new image of the city"
and staged & use the city as their own stage: London becomes the theatre for their rebellion. This
active relationship with urban space allows us to decipher a new image of the city"
"We opened this thesis mentioning the case study of XR to anticipate the case for the contemporary rituals in the city. However, we will now look at it more closely, more specifically, we will fragment their actions and trace them back to the Notting Hill Carnival"🎶
Hannah Arendt writes that “the highest purpose of politics was the guaranty of security” and law
guaranteeing an “undisturbed development” of collective political life—vita active—assuring that
security. .."
guaranteeing an “undisturbed development” of collective political life—vita active—assuring that
security. .."
Law became a facilitator of maintaining morally correct behaviour in public spaces, which, back then, began to be inhabited by a coexistence of subjectivities, what Ancient Greeks called synoikismos."
"The original political message of the Notting Hill Carnival was initially subtle,it was hidden behind
the events during the 1-day Caribbean celebration. It was when Leslie Palmer took over the carnivalin 1973, that the message came back on the front line"
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the events during the 1-day Caribbean celebration. It was when Leslie Palmer took over the carnivalin 1973, that the message came back on the front line"
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"The carnival was finally used as a
vehicle for protest, a means through which to highlight social injustices: “we called the 1973 carnival ‘Mas in the Ghetto’. I wanted to emphasise the dreadful housing and slum-like conditions under
which we lived in the Royal Borough"..
vehicle for protest, a means through which to highlight social injustices: “we called the 1973 carnival ‘Mas in the Ghetto’. I wanted to emphasise the dreadful housing and slum-like conditions under
which we lived in the Royal Borough"..
" the creativity of Peter Minshall was showcased on the streets of Notting Hill..Michael La Rose, one of the carnival organisers, traced the Mas back to traditional masquerades in Africa but also to Western Roman Catholic countries, where there is a trend of cross-dressing"..🎶
" In all instances, he claims that this practice is considered to be an expression of freedom, “it
is saying that you are powerful enough in a carnival to express yourself by dressing up as a woman.”"..🎶
#pink
is saying that you are powerful enough in a carnival to express yourself by dressing up as a woman.”"..🎶
#pink
"Symbols are familiar images that convey a familiar meaning and they are crucial, immediate tools that
keep the group together,..The XR hourglass reminds society that our future is approaching, but we can still be agents in its path: it guides the collective of the movement..
keep the group together,..The XR hourglass reminds society that our future is approaching, but we can still be agents in its path: it guides the collective of the movement..
" In 1970, the Caribbean community in North Kensington was known as “De Grove” and was gradually establishing its own institution. They needed a place to meet, which later became the Mangrove, a Caribbean restaurant on All Saints Road. "..
mylondon.news
mylondon.news
"The Mangrove was identified as the symbol of this community, where the Black Panthers, Black Liberation Front, and Black People’s Information Centre gravitated to for social and political discussions. For this reason, it was the focus of police force and unjustified violence."
* Profumo
"Back then, the carnival was still a community event coordinated by De Grove together with the help of
some local organisations—the North Kensington Amenity Trust, St. Mary of the Angels Church, and
the Notting Hill Adventure Playground."
en.wikipedia.org
#Borromeo
some local organisations—the North Kensington Amenity Trust, St. Mary of the Angels Church, and
the Notting Hill Adventure Playground."
en.wikipedia.org
#Borromeo
"Elias Canetti writes that there are two types of
crowds: a “closed” and an “open” one. An interesting example of this type of crowd in London can be seen in the 2011 Occupy London movement. .. ”
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crowds: a “closed” and an “open” one. An interesting example of this type of crowd in London can be seen in the 2011 Occupy London movement. .. ”
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"Occupy London initially took over Paternoster Square, the house of the London Stock Exchange, but they were forced to leave almost immediately, accused of occupying a private property. For this reason, the movement eventually ended up in the space in front St. Paul’s Cathedral"
"The land around St. Paul’s Cathedral reminds us of Hawksmoor’s project by unveiling a whole new
and alternative urbanity where almost 500 people managed to gain the actual political power, which
Canetti claims to be distinctive of a closed crowd"
and alternative urbanity where almost 500 people managed to gain the actual political power, which
Canetti claims to be distinctive of a closed crowd"
"The second type of crowd that Canetti describes is more appropriate to the case studies here proposed; it is the “open crowd,” a crowd capable of disrupting the physical boundaries of a space.
This, according to Canetti,is a more natural crowd than the closed & disciplined one"
This, according to Canetti,is a more natural crowd than the closed & disciplined one"
"Protests in London, traditionally, followed a path that goes from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square, which reveals a clear scheme of sovereignty that protesters must face."..
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