{"id":1280,"date":"2021-05-05T19:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nayaricastillo.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=1280"},"modified":"2021-05-07T19:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T19:19:50","slug":"house-of-open-gates","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"http:\/\/www.nayaricastillo.com\/en\/portfolio\/house-of-open-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Open Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Participatory Public Art \u2014 Community project. A collaboration between center for contemporary art and Steirischer Herbst. In coopeartion with different associations of \u201cAnnenviertel\u201d and the surroundings. Nayar\u00ed Castillo co-curator with Anton Lederer, Margarethe Makovec, Daniela Brasil , Maryam Mohammadi, M\u00e1rio Soares et al. With the valuable contributions of Studio Magic, Samowar Activity Caf\u00e9 \/Daily Rhythms Collective, Heidenspass, jukus, Mafalda, TU Graz, UniT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different communities and active groups were hosted and invited to realize multiple activities in an open-to-all safe environment \u2014 independent of nationality, background, or belief. The House of Open Gates was designed under the motto of \u201ctranscultural hospitality\u201d. A space to foster the most diverse, horizontal, and warm-hearted gatherings. For an entire year and with the help of many partners, the project looked to change the city\u2019s perspective in terms of arrival and immigration of the zone, giving voice and stage to many coexisting populations in an overwhelming human synergy. More than 400 persons were involved in the organization. The curatorial group created the program. We dreamt of a dialogical space where different people meet. An area where relationships interweave, and prejudices can be deconstructed, and humanity\u2019s idea as diverse and egalitarian could be cultivated \u2013 while guests shared a free cup of coffee or tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n