Co-designing paintings on the walls : "livecolor colorinhabiting" a creation of affection and hope for the near future

• Autor(a) principal: Conte, V.
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/5646
• topic: Co-Design; Painting façades; Public space; Affection; Identity; Creativity

LiveColour Colourinhabiting, is the case study of my PhD in Design, under the theme –Collaborative Paintings in Residential Facades, and is the name of the action taking place in the São Cristóvão village, Alentejo, Portugal, writ large on residential facades, that tells a story in pictures from a local worldview, and conveys a message of hope, (in participant’s own words). The research indicates that, beyond the local participation and empowerment that such process engenders, it also satisfies an individual’s need for affection, identity and creativity by exploring the relationship between each resident and her creation of own public space. This paper contemplates also the designer´s role as a catalyst for questioning personal and collective values, their substance and expression. The case study has contributed to the creation of a future culture, promoting design as both a discipline of inner development and generator of social capital.