{"id":341,"date":"2025-09-19T12:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/?p=341"},"modified":"2025-09-28T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:24:27","slug":"socially-engaged-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/2025\/09\/19\/socially-engaged-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Socially Engaged Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doncaster Festival of Making &#039;25 - Right Up Our Street\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE6_5icBF_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Festival of Making &#8211; Doncaster<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">From 26th of May to 1st of June 2025, Doncaster held their Festival of Making in collaboration with Right up our Streat: A community arts project funded by Arts Council England based in Doncaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Over the course of the week, they held workshops to construct and build cardboard component to recreate a scale version of the fa\u00e7ade of the Corn Exchange. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 26%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olivier Grosset\u00eate\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;he is trying to reverse, at least symbolically, the power balance, which links us to the world\u2026 therefore questioning the value of our exchanges and our belongings.&#8221; &#8211; Olivier Grosset\u00eate&#8217;s website biography <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier Grosset\u00eate is the lead artist working on the project, which is a part of a series of Monumental Constructions. While originating from France, Grosset\u00eate  works on various projects like this around the world. His art beckons people to ask how we value our interactions and connections, using creative ways to explore aspects of society and the world around us.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-9-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-9-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-9-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-9.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-10.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Architecture is Community<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">What was interesting about the project was that the community had a part to play in all stages. From construction to its dismantlement, which is what I find intriguing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">To build a structure by hand and with just regular members of the public is commendable work, showcasing what community and comradery can do. To then have the same group assist in the destruction of the structure sounds poignant, but works in goals of the project and Grosset\u00eate&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Once constructed, the cardboard fa\u00e7ade becomes a testament of the strength in numbers, community. By extension it becomes a symbol, a physical manifestation of a collective will. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Once constructed, the cardboard fa\u00e7ade becomes a testament of the strength in numbers, community. By extension it becomes a symbol, a physical manifestation of a collective will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">For this symbol to be dismantled by the same force that brought it into existence creates a poetic connection with community and architecture. What I interpret from this methodology of project is that community has the will to build, dismantle and reshape anything for purpose. And by doing so, the very same community can teach each other important lessons and skills: Team work, resilience, sustainable practices, communication, accountability and to be able to move on. Many things can be learnt through this project and how it benefits community as a teaching device. One of many things I would want to bring forward into my design business practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/14990109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1120\/2025\/09\/image-16-1980x1319.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightupourstreet.org.uk\/doncaster-festival-of-making\">Doncaster Festival of Making \u2014 Right Up Our Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olivier-grossetete.com\/monumental-constructions\">Monumental constructions &#8211; Olivier Grosset\u00eate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olivier-grossetete.com\/biography\">Biography &#8211; Olivier Grosset\u00eate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Festival of Making &#8211; Doncaster From 26th of May to 1st of June 2025, Doncaster held their Festival of Making in collaboration with Right up our Streat: A community arts project funded by Arts Council England based in Doncaster. 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