Matthew Mazzotta: Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility | TED Fellows

翻译人员: Lexi Yue 校对人员: Helen Chang

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For me, public space is political.

我认为公共空间有政治意义

I work with communities around the world,

我与全世界的社区合作

and as we know, every community has problems.

据我们所知 每个社区都面临着难题

Some of these problems are solved through the ballot box

我们可以通过投票

or city hall meetings

市政厅会议或社区努力解决一些问题

or community efforts, like bike lanes and potholes and school budgets.

如非机动车道 路面坑洼和学校预算

But some problems are beyond the reach of these structures,

但以上方法对某些问题无能为力

like food deserts,

例如食品沙漠问题

community well-being

社区福祉

and the loss of cultural identity.

以及文化认同缺失

These problems cannot be solved with the existing tool sets.

这些问题无法用现有的方案解决

I believe that public space is the most potent place to discuss these issues,

我相信公共空间是讨论这些议题 最为有效的地方

because it contains the richest diversity of perspectives.

因为它有着最为多样化的观点

And that's what makes it so powerful.

因此才如此强大

The existing parks, town squares and sidewalks are not enough, though,

但现有的公园 小镇广场和人行道还不够

which is why I'm interested in creating a new type of public space,

因此 我才有意创造一种新型公共空间

one that's built by the community and designed specifically for their needs.

这种公共空间由社区建造 为其需求量身打造

I start by listening

首先 我倾听人们的意见

and by setting up actual outdoor living rooms,

然后建造实体户外客厅

complete with couches, tables, chairs, rugs and lamps,

客厅很完备 有沙发 桌椅 毯子和台灯

as a way of holding meetings to learn about the issues

这里用来召开会议

directly from the community.

直接从社区中了解问题

I use this technique to capture the voices and ideas of people

我用这种方法捕捉人们的心声和想法

that might not have time or feel comfortable in more formal meetings.

有些人可能没空参加更正式的会议 或是参加了也感到拘束

So why get someone to sit in a love seat in the middle of the street?

那为什么不干脆让一个人 坐在马路中间的小椅子上呢?

In York, Alabama, the residents bear witness

在阿拉巴马州的约克

居民见证着遍布小镇的废弃住房

to the abandoned houses that cover the town,

which are a constant reminder of the white flight that took place

它们时刻提醒着人们

种族隔离结束后的白人群飞

after segregation ended,

when white homeowners left the area and let their houses fall into disrepair.

当时白人居民纷纷离开 他们的房子也破败下来

Teaming up with the people of York,

我们和约克市的人一同努力

we transformed an iconic, pink-sided, blighted property in the middle of town

将市中心一座标志性的粉色失修建筑

into a new house, called "Open House."

改造成了一座新房子 叫做“开放之家”

However, this house has a secret.

不过 这座房子有个秘密

It physically transforms into a 100-seat open-air theater for plays, movies, music

它能够变成一个可坐100人的露天剧院 可放映戏剧 电影和音乐

or whatever the community would like to experience.

或是社区想体验的任何东西

And when it folds back up into the shape of a house,

而当它折叠回去 恢复房子的形状时

the image of the reclaimed pink siding reminds people of the past.

新刷的粉墙让人们忆起往事

After its opening, the mayor saw the potential in Open House

“开放之家”开放后 市长看到了它的潜力

and held the next town hall meeting there.

并且在那召开了下一次的市民大会

The excitement of this unique gathering space brought new energy

这个独特且激动人心的聚集场所 带来了新的活力

and gave a fresh viewpoint to collectively discuss the future of the town.

并且给共议小镇未来带去了全新的视角

In Cambridge, Massachusetts,

在马萨诸塞州的剑桥

to highlight the issues of energy, waste and climate change,

为了强调能源 浪费和气候变化问题

we replaced a garbage can in a park with an anaerobic digester

我们将公园里的一个垃圾桶 改造成了厌氧消化池

to transform dog waste into usable methane gas.

用它将狗的粪便转化成可用的甲烷气

Burning this methane lights the park

燃烧这些甲烷可以为公园照明

and reduces greenhouse gases.

同时减少温室气体

By slightly changing an everyday experience in public space,

通过稍微改变公共空间里的日常体验

the Park Spark Project provokes neighbors to have conversations

Park Spark项目能促使邻居们

about the natural and built systems around them

讨论周围的自然和建筑系统

and their connection to the environment.

以及自己与环境的联系

In Lyons, Nebraska, residents spoke about the loss of social life

在内布拉斯加的里昂 居民讨论了社交生活的缺失

as downtown storefronts began to shutter their doors,

由于投资慢慢减少

a result of the slow violence of disinvestment,

市中心的店面开始关门

which has left many rural downtowns empty.

致使很多乡村市中心空无一人

To address this loss of human connection,

为了解决人际关系缺失问题

we used an abandoned storefront to turn Main Street into a movie theater.

我们利用一家废弃的店面 将主街道改造成了一家电影院

The storefront wall is modified with hydraulics

店面的墙用液压装置改造

so that the awning and false front fold down over the sidewalk

这样只需按一下按钮

with the push of a button,

就能将遮雨板和假前门打开到人行道上

providing seating for 100.

为100人提供座位

As the community came together to build a storefront theater,

当社区共同建造门店式影院时

an eccentric postman who makes sci-fi movies starring his cat

一位以自家猫咪为主角 拍科幻电影的古怪邮差

proposed to make a documentary for the debut.

提议为影院首秀制作纪录片

And so that summer, we turned downtown into a movie set

所以那年夏天 我们把市中心变成了电影片场

and the townspeople into actors

镇上的居民变成了演员

to create the movie "Decades," a history of Lyons downtown

大家一同制作电影 “Decades” 记录里昂市中心的历史

from its founding to the present moment.

从其建立一直至今

On opening night, the main street,

在首映当晚

通常在天黑后空荡荡的主街道

which is usually empty after dark,

filled with people to watch the story of their town,

挤满了想观看自己小镇历史的人们

leaving locals to question:

这也让当地人思考：

How will we write the next chapter of Lyons?

我们怎么续写里昂的下一篇章？

Well, the next chapter started with a series of movie screenings,

其实 下一篇章始于一系列电影放映

public events and international musicians,

公共活动和国际音乐家

as well as a low-budget film community that has blossomed in Lyons,

在里昂繁荣壮大的低成本电影社区 也参与其中

bringing in people from all over the world

这吸引了世界各地的人们

and a permanent art gallery that has opened next door.

还使一个永久画廊在隔壁开了起来

My work harnesses the power of the built environment

我的工作是利用已有环境的力量

to focus on issues that communities and local governments

来聚焦社区和当地政府

have failed to address themselves,

没能自己解决的问题

by creating projects so custom fit

我依靠的是创建为社区量身打造的项目

that the community naturally makes it their own.

社区会自然地把它们变成自己的一部分

When people from all walks of life have a shared experience in these spaces,

一旦各行各业的人们 共同体验过这些空间

it can lead to a paradigm shift in how we see our home,

我们看待自己的家园 社区和世界的方式

our community and the world.

就会被颠覆

For me, public space is political

对我而言 公共空间有政治意义

and becomes powerful when it sparks people's imagination to envision

而且当公共空间激发人们 对未来的展望时

a new future.

它就变得无比强大

And although every place I've worked is unique,

尽管我工作过的每个地方都很独特

it all boils down to one thing:

但归根结底都是一回事：

if people can sit together, they can dream together.

如果人们能共聚一堂 他们就能共同畅想

Thank you.

谢谢