Inventaires #3
Gilles Debrun and Pauline de La Boulaye, in collaboration with the artistic collective Habitant·e·s des images
Patio Museo de La Rioja – Concéntrico 08
Selected for the first time by public choice, 45 exemplary constructions are examined in the exhibition and book INVENTORIES #3, covering individual and group-housing, workspaces, social facilities and public spaces. 8 of these constructions are exhibited here. Also discussed are 45 actions aimed at improving life in urban and rural landscapes. This is set in the context of contemporary issues and illustrates the work made by those with concern for the inclusion of both experts and users, environment, economy of means, and social housing.
This exhibition and book is the fruit of a unique approach devised by curators Gilles Debrun and Pauline de La Boulaye, in collaboration with the artistic collective Habitant·e·s des images. This included setting up camp with caravans in three separate stopovers in Wallonia, involving discussions with residents and local players, site visits with architects, and extensive public debates with all those concerned.
With its many discussion-points and visuals, this book and this exhibition make solid proposals for those involved in public and private works as well as everybody else who has concerns for the environment.
Gilles Debrun and Pauline de La Boulaye
Gilles Debrun is an architect and university lecturer. From 2003 to 2018, he co-directed the design department at MDW architecture and won a number of competitions and international prizes, including the 2013 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. Since 2010, he is a professor at the UCLouvain Faculty of Architecture. In 2019, he co-founded the studio USAGES, an architecture think & do tank. Since 2020, he is on the artistic commission of the A+ architecture in Belgium magazine.
Pauline de La Boulaye studied history and social sciences. Since 1998, she has curated exhibitions, artistic projects and missions for museums and cities as well as for private and corporate foundations. She has worked with international art and architecture reviews and gives conferences at higher education institutions. An independent curator, she produces urban art projects (Dédale 2021, anidealcity). An author, her research and publications question links between people, arts and the city.
Gilles Debrun & Pauline de La Boulaye have recently co-edited a scientific inventory of architecture based on a participatory process: Inventaires #3 Inventories Architectures Wallonie-Bruxelles, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, 2020
Pauline de La Boulaye also edited a scientific volume about arts and the city based on participatory processes. Gilles Debrun is one of the contributors: Being Urban, pour l’art dans la ville, Bruxelles, Iselp – cfc éditions, 2016
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