Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study explores the potential of public art to evoke hope in people who directly engage with it or actively participate in its creation. Applying an instrumental case study approach, utilizing the concept of utopianizing, and introducing the new concept of utopian potential, the research examines three socially engaged contemporary public artworks, all located in Turku, Finland. The findings highlight that in public spaces, hope for the future is often produced in action – through elements such as participatory art-making, movement, and multiple locations. These can be further perceived as characteristics of citizen art-making.
Source: Research in Arts and Education
DOI: 10.54916/rae.143357
Authors: Oona Myllyntaus, Heikki Heinonen
Institution: Aalto University
Language: English
Topic: Public Spaces through Art
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404556741