In this video I make seedbombs, talk about public spaces, engagement and my issues with American lawns, and how you can change your town for the better.
I talk about activated spaces and building community, occupation of space (including lawns) as a form of protest and reclamation of land for the people. I suggest you start attacking lawns and abandon spaces, and maybe we can build better cities and better places for the future.
After all, lawns are not just a threat to environment, but threat to human well-being and well being of cities and towns. Destroying lawns and occupying spaces can be viewed as an act of protest, act of anarchy, even tho it is really pieceful act.
Bibliography:
Are Lawns a Waste of space? https://www.bard.edu/cep/blog/?p=8238
The Problem of Lawn: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2010/06/04/the-problem-of-lawns/
Lawns are Useless: https://business.time.com/2011/07/11/vegetable-garden-controversy-revelation-front-lawns-are-useless/
Lawn as a cultural phenomenon: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866715000436
Building Lawn alternative: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/3/73
Public Space/Contested Space: https://www.routledge.com/Public-SpaceContested-Space-Imagination-and-Occupation/Murphy-ODriscoll/p/book/9780367558116
Activating Space Field Guide: https://www.spaceandculture.com/2020/04/28/activating-space/
Same in PDF: https://www.spaceandculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Activating-Space-Field-Guide-Vertical.pdf
Placemaking and Space Activation (podcast): https://authenticff.com/insights/what-is-space-activation-and-placemaking
Channels referenced in video where you can check more info on activated spaces:
@strongtowns @CityBeautiful @NotJustBikes
Get in touch: ana.reads.everything@gmail.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:29 What is Lawn?
03:46 Lawn, Race and Class
06:02 Hierarchy of Lawns (according to me)
11:46 Public Spaces, Revolution and Reading
18:05 Outro
Copyright notice: Some video materials in my videos and video essays are used with the intent to criticize particular political views and educate the audience on politics and political history. Both are permitted under the Canadian Copyright Act. No copyright infringement intended.
Music and Assets licenced under Envato Elements.
7 Comments
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Ana treating us to a fabulous kitchen and revolutionary ideas, a wonderful treat as always
I share you hatred for lawns, a status symbol that requires so much water and chemicals here in Arizona that it is a form of collective insanity. Your joke about the man loving his lawn mower more than his wife may actually explain this.
I find lawns aesthetically pleasing but still I know how terrible they actually are, great contradictions.
F*ck lawns!
I love this so much ana- I also have a deep hatred for lawns and do regular seed bombings. i also really dig the casual vibe 🙂