Flâneur - New urban narratives
Next Level Projects
Cooperation Projects
England
2015
Total project grant (euros)
€541,097
Percentage of budget funded
49.99%
Programme
Creative Europe
Sub-programme
Culture
Call number
EACEA 32/2014
Project date
16 Mar 2015 - 17 Mar 2017
Number of partners in project
12
Lead organisation
Procur.arte é uma Associação Cultural e Social, Portugal
Partners
PhotoIreland Festival, Ireland;
ISSP, Latvia;
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal;
Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej, Poland;
OSTV LDA/Canal180, Portugal;
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal;
Next Level Projects, UK;
Cap Magellan, France;
On the Move, Italy;
Derby Quad, UK
Flâneur is a European art project that encourages photographers to work the urban territory with a new approach to enable a fresh look on the dynamics of European cities and their geographic and social landscapes. The project will explore the idea of the “flâneur”, in a European daily reality. More than “clichés”, the project seeks what is not obvious in the city, which is underneath the evidence, searching a different way to understand the urban space and its singularities.
The work is exhibited in 9 cities, in different contexts and realities, and will document cultural diversity as a key element of European cities and the importance of the contributions of this diversity for a common cultural identity. It will promote multiculturalism and interculturalism collaboration, and it aims to make public engagement as a priority. Flâneur encourages the dialogues between literature and photography and between different points of view of the territory. The dialogue between artistic fields is also emphasised, putting visual artist working together with writers on a principle of creative collaboration.
The work produced in the project framework is presented in the public space of the cities, focus in its socio-cultural dimension: a place where people relate with each other, a space of identification, of urban animation and community expression. The project is based on a network of festivals and cultural programmers and will be the catalyst for the initiation of a new European cultural network, with photo festivals, museums, universities and organizations that will promote, research, participate and develop actions under this framework. It will involve 14 partners, 10 european countries and run for two years. During this period, the project will organise:
- 12 exhibitions
- 1 conference
- 10 talks/seminars
- 30 artistic residences
- 9 master classes
- 20 workshops
- 1 portfolio review
- 1 creative camp
- 1 summer school
- 9 Les Cahiers du Flâneur
- 1 catalogue
- 1 next level special edition
- 1 documentary





