Slum Sessions #10

Put it down in tape

5 Şub 2013

It's time for the true purpose of our favela - making stuff. At this session we explained everything you need to know to begin building and start making stuff.

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Slum Sessions #10 - We Make Humus and the Open Cooking Platform discuss the plan for the restaurant area in the Freezing Favela . Erik Diekstra

First we had a fascinating presentation about pigeon poop by a newcomer in the favela. Arne Hendricks proposes to make a holy pigeon tower out of bricks made from pressed wet newspaper. Pigeon poop, or guano, worshipping goes back to the time of the Inca and you can still find pigeon towers standing worldwide.

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Arne Hendriks presents - This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek during Slum Sessions #10, part of Freezing Favela. Deniz

After the guano presentation we discussed a floor plan for the projects based on previous Slum Sessions. Then it was time to get up and to define project spaces visibly on the Mediamatic Fabriek floor. The upstairs projects were able to work together to tape their spots and the downstairs projects had to make due with outlining in string and bricks on their wet floor. It is a Freezing Favela, after all.

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Ana and Enrique present - A 3d render of the floor plan for the downstairs areas of the Freezing Favela This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek during Slum Sessions #10, part of Freezing Favela. Erik Diekstra


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Discussing Freezing Favela - This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek during Slum Sessions #10, part of Freezing Favela. Erik Diekstra


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The cold and damp downstairs of the Mediamatic Fabriek - Discussing how to transform this grim area into a cozy restaurant for the Freezing Favela. Erik Diekstra

The downstairs projects with a complete design can already begin building this week and the upstairs citizens will start building after the next Slum Session.

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Fermenting Area - Working out a potential collaboration of the Hot Love Nest and the White Trash Liquor Factory in the Freezing Favela . Erik Diekstra

Freezing Favela

Freezing Favela is a small city within Mediamatic Fabriek. Builders, cooks and other makers have been given the possibility to claim a part of the big industrial hall as their own. They work on their projects autonomously, but like in any other community, materials, space and functions have to be shared. Favela citizens are making tosti's from scratch, paper from cow shit, furniture from cardboard, and food from our very own aquaponics farm. And everyone is welcome to contribute. Build this city with us.