Observe and interact
Abstract
This chapter begins with a brief contextualisation of the first design principle of permaculture – observe and interact – followed by a general translation of this principle into art institutional practices. This translation lays the groundwork for discussing how specific cross-cutting challenges are interpreted and applied by European governmental funding bodies and art institutions. The discussion moves from a macro- to a micro-perspective, culminating in a detailed examination of Tensta Konsthall and its reciprocal relationship with its local context: Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Art
Politics
and Modernism
Contemporary art
education
critique
Architecture
Modernity
and Design
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 11–33
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter