We Won the War Against Poverty!
About this episode
The episode discusses a project that reimagines urban spaces through art to address sustainability and poverty.
Stuart Fowkes, creator of Cities and Memory , published a call asking artists to re imagine a curated selection of field recordings from 36 countries around the world to develop brand new compositions on the theme of sustainability , equity and well-being in cities. The project launched at the C40 Summit in Buenos Aires in October 2022. I had the honour to be one of those artists. I started from the idea that the organisation of the city and its meeting spaces have a profound impact on society. I then collected real and existing examples of hostile architecture , bringing them to the extreme, the worst possible scenario, where no type of aggregation is allowed if not linked to consumption. No aggregation without consumption! "The fight against poverty is won by physically eliminating the poor " this the slogan of the time of terror framed, through a narrative device, in the past, a time as different as possible from a much more harmonious and inclusive present. Written, edited and produced by M. Cristina Marras Voices: Romeo Maria Minutolo, M. Cristina Marras Check out all tracks included in the album and check also the C40 Summit: Global & Smart Cities Talk that brought…
More episodes of Art, in all the wrong places
- Flamingo Rising · An Audio RPG by Sardinian Imaginary Games [Audio Flux 07] 🦩
- The Sound Weaver's Incantation [Cities and Memory]
- Asylum (don't look in the sink) [Small Audio Art]
- Incantation for restoring democracy (for when the people's voice has been silenced by concrete and steel).
- Didn't you ask for kids? - Sonic Dash 2026
- A Polished Tale [All The Best 24h race]
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Art, in all the wrong places podcast page.