Park Fiction - a participatory artistic park project

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Published: Jul 8, 2014
Keywords:
Public Art, Socio-critical art, Contemporary art, Art of the 1990s, Garden design, Situationism, Gentrification

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Viola Rühse
Danube University Krems, Department for Image Science, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems

Abstract

The extraordinary green recreational area Park Fiction was proposed, planned, and established by a group of artists, residents, and local institutions in Hamburg from 1994 until 2005. The project was financially supported with public funds from the programme Art in Public Spaces sponsored by the Hamburg Department of Culture. The special combination of art and social work of the group has been seen as an important one and was honoured with an invitation to present Park Fiction at the documenta 11 in 2002. The basic conditions and the main phases of the eleven year history of the project are outlined in the text. Difficulties and helpful conditions are analysed. Special regard is given to the combination of social work and art in the project. The significance of the project for the careers of the project members is also taken into account. At the end, the subtle instrumentalisation of the park within the gentrification process of Hamburg is considered.

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Vol. 17 (2014)
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Author Biography

Viola Rühse, Danube University Krems, Department for Image Science, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems

Viola Rühse studied History of Art and German Language and Literature at the universities of Hamburg and Vienna. This was complemented by additional studies in museum management and practical training at various museums and cultural institutions. Her main themes of research are the art of the Reformation, the culture of the eighteenth century, modern and contemporary art, urban art, and photography. One of her critical essays was granted the Bazon Brock Essay Award in 2012. She is member of the academic staff at the Department for Image Science at the Danube University Krems in Austria and works on her PhD