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

譯者: Martin Tan 審譯者: Helen Chang

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For me, public space is political.

公共空間對我來說屬政治

I work with communities around the world,

我和世界各地的群體合作

and as we know, every community has problems.

我們知道每個群體都有問題

Some of these problems are solved through the ballot box

有些問題的解法可以投票

or city hall meetings

或者市政會議

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

或社區力量協助，如單車道、 路面坑洞、學校預算

But some problems are beyond the reach of these structures,

但有其他問題無法用這些制度解決

like food deserts,

例如食物沙漠

community well-being

社區福祉

and the loss of cultural identity.

和喪失文化認同感

These problems cannot be solved with the existing tool sets.

這些問題無法用既有的工具解決

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

我認為公共空間是討論這類議題 最有效的地方

because it contains the richest diversity of perspectives.

因為有富含多樣的觀點

And that's what makes it so powerful.

讓空間變強而有力

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

目前現有的公園、廣場、人行道還不夠

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

這是為何我想創造新形態公共空間

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

由社區成員建造並依其需求設計

I start by listening

我由聆聽開始

and by setting up actual outdoor living rooms,

然後搭建實體戶外客廳

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

有沙發、桌椅、地毯及檯燈

as a way of holding meetings to learn about the issues

用來開會方式了解議題

directly from the community.

直接來自社區成員

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

我利用此技巧捕捉人民的心聲想法

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

在更正式的會議沒有時間 或能自在分享的想法

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

為什麼要讓人坐到路上的雙人沙發

In York, Alabama, the residents bear witness

阿拉巴馬州約克鎮居民見證

to the abandoned houses that cover the town,

鎮上布滿廢棄房屋

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

不斷提醒種族隔離結束後 發生的白人逃離社區

after segregation ended,

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

白人屋主離開該地區 他們的房子淪為廢墟

Teaming up with the people of York,

動員約克鎮居民

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

我們將鎮上出名的粉紅色 雜草叢生的建築整改建

into a new house, called "Open House."

成「開放房屋」的新建築

However, this house has a secret.

然而，這幢房屋有個秘密

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

它可轉化成100個座位的露天戲院 可供戲劇、電影、音樂

or whatever the community would like to experience.

或其他社區民眾想體驗的活動

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

座位收回後，還原房屋原貌

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

粉紅色牆面讓人民回憶歷史

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

開幕後，鎮長看到開放房屋的潛力

and held the next town hall meeting there.

而在那舉辦下屆市政會議

The excitement of this unique gathering space brought new energy

這個獨集會空間帶來新能量

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

提供新觀點，集體討論鎮上的未來

In Cambridge, Massachusetts,

在麻州劍橋市

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

為了強調能源、垃圾、氣候變遷議題

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

我們將公園的垃圾筒更換成厭氧消化池

to transform dog waste into usable methane gas.

將狗屎轉化成可用的甲烷氣體

Burning this methane lights the park

燃燒這些甲烷點亮公園

and reduces greenhouse gases.

並減少溫室氣體

By slightly changing an everyday experience in public space,

藉由稍微改變公共空間中的日常體驗

the Park Spark Project provokes neighbors to have conversations

Park Spark 計畫引起鄰近居民分享對話

about the natural and built systems around them

有關自然及建立周遭環境的系統

and their connection to the environment.

以及他們與環境連結

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

在內布拉斯加州里昂市 居民訴說失去社交生活

as downtown storefronts began to shutter their doors,

由於市區商店面臨倒閉潮

a result of the slow violence of disinvestment,

停止投資緩慢暴力所致

which has left many rural downtowns empty.

讓市區變空

To address this loss of human connection,

為了解決失去人與人的連結

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

我們用廢棄店面將商店街變為電影院

The storefront wall is modified with hydraulics

面鋪牆面用液壓系統改造

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

讓遮陽棚和假店面能往人行道翻

with the push of a button,

按下按鈕即可

providing seating for 100.

提供100個座位

As the community came together to build a storefront theater,

社區民眾協力打造店面戲院

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

有位古怪郵差讓他的貓 在科幻電影演出

proposed to make a documentary for the debut.

提議為首演拍成紀錄片

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

所以那年夏天 我們將市區變成電影場景

and the townspeople into actors

市民成了演員

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

拍成電影《Decades》 講述里昂市區

from its founding to the present moment.

從草創時期至今的歷史

On opening night, the main street,

首映那晚，商店街

which is usually empty after dark,

平常入夜變為空城

filled with people to watch the story of their town,

民眾聚集觀賞家鄉故事電影

leaving locals to question:

讓當地居民發出疑問

How will we write the next chapter of Lyons?

該如何寫下里昂歷史的新篇章

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

新篇章由一系列電影拍攝展開

public events and international musicians,

還有公共活動及國際音樂節

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

和低成本電影產業在里昂開花

bringing in people from all over the world

吸引民眾從世界各地前來

and a permanent art gallery that has opened next door.

在隔壁開了間永久藝廊

My work harnesses the power of the built environment

我的工作統合建造環境的力量

to focus on issues that communities and local governments

聚焦的議題為社區民眾及地方政府

have failed to address themselves,

無法成功自己解決

by creating projects so custom fit

量身打造計畫適合

that the community naturally makes it their own.

該社區並能轉化成自己

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

各行各業的民眾在這些空間 有共同經驗後

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

能夠改變我們如何看待自己家園

our community and the world.

我們社區及世界看法的模式

For me, public space is political

對我來說，公共空間屬政治範疇

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

激起人民的想像力

想像新未來後會變強大

a new future.

And although every place I've worked is unique,

雖然我工作的每個地方都獨一無二

it all boils down to one thing:

但都有共同點

if people can sit together, they can dream together.

只要人們能一起坐下討論 他們就能一起做夢

Thank you.

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