Partizaning (website)

Partizaning is a non-profit, self-funded movement, collective, and website launched in November 2011 in Moscow, Russia[1][2][4]. It documents and promotes art-based activism, urban interventions, and participatory urban re-planning from around the world[2].

Key Characteristics

Mission: The project aims to explore how art can be a practical tool for:

• Inclusive city regeneration
• Social activism
• Challenging and reshaping urban and social realities[2]

Core Principles:

• Promote bottom-up urbanism
• Encourage citizens to be active stakeholders in their cities
• Use artistic interventions to create social dialogue
• Demonstrate that unsanctioned repairs and improvements can help recreate better urban spaces[1]

Founding and Members

The collective was founded with four key members:

• Igor Ponosov (Artist, Curator, Writer)
• Shriya Malhotra (Artist, Researcher)
• Anton Polsky (Artist, Activist)
• Dmytro Zaiets (Sociologist)[2]

Projects and Activities

Partizaning has engaged in various urban interventions, including:

• Creating DIY benches
• Painting alternative pedestrian crosswalks
• Developing community suggestion “mailboxes”
• Producing maps and signs promoting alternative city trajectories
• Organizing exhibitions, publishing books, and conducting workshops[3][4]

The project maintains websites in both Russian and English, launched its international edition on March 4, 2012, and continues to inspire grassroots urban activism worldwide[2].

Citations: [1] https://www.urbanista.org/issues/local-eyes/features/partizaning-participatory-art-research-and-creative-urban-activism [2] https://ressource0.fr/partizaning/ [3] https://www.cappnetwork.com/capp-project/partizaning-maunula/ [4] https://www.instituteforpublicart.org/case-studies/partizaning/ [5] http://igor-ponosov.ru/english/?p=1000 [6] https://www.facebook.com/Partizaning/ [7] https://www.facebook.com/PartizaningOrganized/ [8] https://www.cecartslink.org/participant/igor-ponosov/

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