Cities of Homefullness

Research Background: Cities of Homefullness was the most recent outcome from researchers Macarow, Haslem and Knutagård in the project Homefullness; an ongoing art, design and social science research project into housing, homelessness and housing stress. This research responds to pressing concerns of homefullness and housing stress through a manifesto. Exhibited as hand-printed letterpress artefacts, printed on a 1926 letterpress printing machine and arranged in a 5 x 5 grid. Cities of Homefullness was exhibited in the European Cultural Centre’s (ECC) architecture biennial exhibition, Time Space Existence from 22 May - 21 November 2021. Research Contribution: Cities of Homefullness was a collaboration between researchers based in the Schools of Art & Design at RMIT University and the School of Social Work, Lund University (Sweden). This artwork draws on research into issues that connect to housing, homelessness and homelands; art and political manifestos from the 1920s until the present day; and practice-led research through experiments with letterpress printing and typography. The research is informed by the housing activism of Knutagård, a leading housing researcher in the Nordic region and one of the architects behind Finland’s homelessness policy. Research Significance: In 2018, ECC curators, Debora Bae and Lucia Pedrana invited Macarow and Haslem into the Biennial of Architecture exhibition on the strength of their previous research publications, conferences and exhibitions exploring Homefullness. The resulting artwork was exhibited for Time Space Existence in Palazzo Mora alongside the creative works of artists and architects including Adrian Parr (US), Arkitektvaerelset (Norway) and Frontoffice Tokyo (Japan/Canada). The ECC exhibition ran parallel to Venice Architecture Biennale, and hosted collateral events for the 2021 Biennale. The event hosts over 600,000 visitors from across the world and received media profile in Arcdaily and World-Architects.com.研究背景：《家园充盈之城》（Cities of Homefullness）是研究者马卡罗（Macarow）、哈斯勒姆（Haslem）与克努塔格德（Knutagård）在“家园充盈计划”（Homefullness）中取得的最新研究成果；该计划是一项持续开展的艺术、设计与社会科学研究项目，聚焦住房、无家可归与住房压力议题。该项研究通过一份宣言回应了公众对“家园充盈”与住房压力的迫切关切。该作品以手工活版印刷（letterpress）工艺品的形式呈现，使用1926年款活版印刷机制作，并以5×5网格的形式排布。《家园充盈之城》于2021年5月22日至11月21日，在欧洲文化中心（European Cultural Centre, ECC）的建筑双年展《时间·空间·存在》中展出。 研究贡献：《家园充盈之城》由皇家墨尔本理工大学（RMIT University）艺术与设计学院，以及瑞典隆德大学（Lund University）社会工作学院的研究者合作完成。该作品的创作依托多维度研究：涵盖住房、无家可归与故土相关议题的研究，1920年代至今的艺术与政治宣言研究，以及通过活版印刷与排版实验开展的实践导向型研究。该项研究的灵感源自克努塔格德的住房行动主义——他是北欧地区顶尖的住房研究者，同时也是芬兰无家可归者政策的核心设计者之一。 研究意义：2018年，欧洲文化中心的策展人黛博拉·贝（Debora Bae）与露西娅·佩德拉纳（Lucia Pedrana）基于马卡罗与哈斯勒姆此前围绕“家园充盈计划”发表的研究成果、参与的学术会议与展出作品，邀请二人参与该建筑双年展。最终呈现的作品在莫拉宫的《时间·空间·存在》展区展出，与包括美国艺术家阿德里安·帕尔（Adrian Parr）、挪威建筑事务所Arkitektvaerelset、日加联合工作室Frontoffice Tokyo在内的众多艺术家与建筑师的作品同台亮相。该欧洲文化中心展览与威尼斯建筑双年展同期举办，并为2021年双年展承办了平行活动。该展览吸引了来自全球的60余万参观者，并获得了《建筑日报》（Arcdaily）与World-Architects.com等媒体的报道。