Śląsk zaprojektowany. Jak Nowi Ślązacy budują współczesną tożsamość regionalną poprzez dizajn
Journal Title: Anthropos? - Year 2014, Vol 23, Issue 23
Abstract
This essay is an attempt to examine the phenomenon of semantic design inspired by Silesia's culture and heritage, which, in recent years, have been an important factor in shaping local identity. The essay's primary topic is the city as a culture-forming centre that provides the environment for hatching new ideas. The city is also a fertile ground for a group of activists who take on the challenging task of shedding Silesia's image as an excessively industrialized region with a degraded natural environment. The group, known as the New Silesians, consists of leaders aiming to change the region through design, who also serve as advocates for dialogue between residents of different cultures and identities. Made up of people who have consciously decided to live and work in Silesia, this community includes, among others, activists, artists, architects, ethnographers, art historians, culture experts, musicians and designers. However, it is commitment, rather than formal training, that plays a crucial role in their philosophy. They share a responsibility for the place where they live and this self-imposed obligation is expressed in action. The New Silesians draw their inspiration from the mining culture, post-industrial landscape, architecture, language, culinary traditions and folklore. Their projects help local residents to learn and appreciate their own heritage and, at the same time, tell the story of Silesia in a way that is attractive to outsiders. Design thus becomes an important tool for improving the region's image and fostering social change.
Authors and Affiliations
Zofia Oslislo
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP168762
- DOI -
- Views 48
- Downloads 0
Nie-obecność denializmu klimatycznego w antropocenie
The essay attempts to consider the ontological presence of the climate change denial within the discourse of the anthropocene. The author asks about controversies raised upon the climate change topic. The author indicate...
(Bez)ruch przestrzeni w Mieście Archipelagu Filipa Springera
The article applies representations of mobility and immobility in Miasto Archipelag written by Filip Springer. The book is record of a reporter’s trip to the polish former provincial cities. The issue of displacement is...
Definiowanie miasta i miejsca w wizjach architektonicznych. Rozważania na przykładzie Zakopanego i Manhattanu
The paper is an essay showing certain continuity in the process of defining the space of a city and a place. The authoress using examples of American Manhattan and Polish Zakopane, describes two different approaches pres...
W głąb. Rozważania o śląskim ruchu
The aim of the paper is to represent one of the most important elements of a literature about Upper Silesia after 1989 - motion into depths of memory and history, exploration of the past and creating new narratives of (a...
Między mitem, pamięcią i historią. Literacki obraz Śląska w Czarnym ogrodzie Małgorzaty Szejnert
"Black Garden", the Małgorzata Szejnert's novel is one from the most interesting books about Silesia. It proves that this region of Poland, the land of rich but difficult hundreds years history might be even today the ex...