rooftops Archives - Urban Gorillas

RE-IMAGINE CITY SPACES- A Community’s Guide to Activating Public Spaces

urbangorillas — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:58:55 +0000

This handbook is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide to the activation of public spaces in Cyprus. It draws on the findings of an extensive community survey and presents practical examples of spatial interventions, with a particular focus on the “Agora” -a transformative spatial installation at the heart of the MAPS (Mobile Agora for …

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Rooftop Re-imagined

urbangorillas — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Join us for “Rooftop Reimagined,” a unique serious game designed to bring together the insights of citizens, policy stakeholders and policy makers to explore the potential of rooftop spaces the local Cypriot context. Engage in dynamic discussions through an interactivedilemma serious game in which you will interact through both your mobile devices and each other. …

Rooftop Stories: Reimagining sustainable Urban Living

urbangorillas — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:14:11 +0000

A workshop was organised within the temporary spatial structure “Agora” that was located on the rooftop of the National State Gallery’s SPEL building. The workshop was open to the public and invited residents to reimagine the space as an urban garden while creatively expressing themselves on the themes of sustainability, social innovation, and artistic innovation. The …

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ECRN Partner Meet-up in Nicosia

urbangorillas — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:18:56 +0000

The ECRN consortium partner meeting took place in Nicosia in October 2023 and the Urban Gorillas hosted the passionate team of Rooftop enthusiasts for 3 rich days of fruitful discussions about the legacy of the network. We at Urban Gorillas are beyond thrilled to have hosted the 7th ECRN meeting, discussing the transformative potential of utilizing …

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United Colors of Rooftops

urbangorillas — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:28:10 +0000

In a remarkable display of art, community spirit, and a vision for unity, Nicosia became the canvas for an innovative artistic project across our divided city! Urban Gorillas invited the Belgian artist Larsen Bervoets for a residency where he collaborated with young citizens from both sides of the island. Together, they unveiled a stunning rooftop …

Being the cat on the edge of the roof

urbangorillas — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:01:00 +0000

Nurtane Karagil has transformed the rooftop of SPEL with an installation reminiscent of her own cosy Famagusta rooftop, where her beloved cats love to roam. The installation, entitled “CAT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF”, gave the observer an opportunity to contemplate how we can emulate the grace and confidence of cats when navigating life’s …

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BEING THE CAT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF- NURTANE KARAGIL

urbangorillas — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:52:20 +0000

Nurtane Karagil invites us to the SPEL’s roof, the CLOUD, to react to our thoughts and challenges much like a cat perched on the precipice of a rooftop. Nurtane Karagil is a visual artist using a wide range of artistic mediums such as painting, illustration, sculpture, video and photography. Her art conceptualises the power of …

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Engeki Quest: Secret Treasures in Cities- Orangcosong presentation and public discussion

urbangorillas — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:20:08 +0000

In a notable gathering at the Agora, the Cyprus-based Urban Gorillas hosted a discussion with Orangcosong, an innovative art collective from Japan. Orangcosong, during its artistic residency in Cyprus, presented a distinctive approach to incorporating local life, community engagement, and historical context into its global projects. This event marks the beginning of a series of …

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Partner meeting for the ECRN -European Creative Rooftop Network-

urbangorillas — Fri, 12 May 2023 10:16:00 +0000

The spring 2023 partner meeting of the ECRN consortium was hosted by our partners Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025! We worked on the art dimension of the project, the festival exchanges, our benchmarking study and the future of ECRN. Team Chemnitz showed us their amazing city with locations such as Wirkbau, Oberdeck Chemnitz …

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ECRN – Rooftop Artist Residency – Announcement of Selected Artists!

urbangorillas — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:06:43 +0000

We are excited to announce the results of the Rooftop Residency open call. Starting from the end of the month of June we will host two amazing artists, in Nicosia, within the framework of the European co- funded Program ECRN MEET THE ARTISTS: Artist Shiro Masuyama 増山士郎 Shiro’s artistic practice ranges from performance to sculpture, …

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