{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"EPOS 257 \u0026 The Appropriation of Public Space...","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-the-fence.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-12-01T15:10:35Z","description":"The Czech urban art crew EPOS 257 did a fantastic urban intervention earlier this year. They appropriated 50 square meters of public space by simply fencing it...great!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026hellip;with no apparent intent - Yeah, that’s a great example of a successful artistic intervention in public space! Back in September, \u003cstrong\u003eEPOS 257\u003c/strong\u003e created a nice urban installation in the city of Prague, fencing 50 square meters of public space. The whole thing withstood about 54 days not just because it was embedded in concrete, but also because the council had no idea how to handle the situation\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the current society, our living space is defined by legal norms and regulations, the same way as fences demark the choices of our free movement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly by attempting to cross those boundaries, we learn how limited the space we live in really is - that we are not as free as it may initially seem. We are getting the sense that the individuality of today is destined to an existence amidst restrictions. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.epos257.cz/?s=works\u0026amp;t=/50m2\u0026amp;lng=en\"\u003eEPOS 257\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliant action, nice documentation and great forwardness. That’s what I like, and you?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePS: Thanks for the e-mail EPOS!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1728\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1728\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1728\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_657fdcd326a81404.avif 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_aba8063f0a50c969.avif 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_8a259e2281c118b5.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_e30cc2b1129bc963.webp 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_b1837dd42d3b099b.webp 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_d64aaa5e0cee2ab7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_fb1ffd4e0d11b2d2.jpg\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_448624de859c7c4a.jpg 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_419c0030791c6128.jpg 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space_hu_fb1ffd4e0d11b2d2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"957\" alt=\"epos 257 - public space intervention\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eepos 257 - public space intervention\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_9e06ee0626bfd046.avif 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_3ad99a7e104f3cd2.avif 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_92b2b0a8a8e2ab45.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_664b08b2b614ec3f.webp 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_936a4eb78762dca.webp 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_7cbae8c149e7f83d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_bc0d0907427d27b2.jpg\" srcset=\"/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_1756eb00a9b5ec6e.jpg 480w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_5ae96f5e3df04a0e.jpg 960w, /epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence_hu_bc0d0907427d27b2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"epos 257 - public fence\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eepos 257 - public fence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n...with no apparent intent - Yeah, that’s a great example of a successful artistic intervention in public space! Back in September, **EPOS 257** created a nice urban installation in the city of Prague, fencing 50 square meters of public space. The whole thing withstood about 54 days not just because it was embedded in concrete, but also because the council had no idea how to handle the situation...\n\n\u003e In the current society, our living space is defined by legal norms and regulations, the same way as fences demark the choices of our free movement.\n\u003e\n\u003e Only by attempting to cross those boundaries, we learn how limited the space we live in really is - that we are not as free as it may initially seem. We are getting the sense that the individuality of today is destined to an existence amidst restrictions. ([EPOS 257](http://www.epos257.cz/?s=works\u0026t=/50m2\u0026lng=en))\n\nBrilliant action, nice documentation and great forwardness. That’s what I like, and you?\n\nPS: Thanks for the e-mail EPOS!\n\n![epos 257 - public space intervention](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-public-space.jpg\u003e)\n\nepos 257 - public space intervention ![epos 257 - public fence](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/epos-257-fence.jpg\u003e)\n\nepos 257 - public fence ","tags":["Public Art","EPOS 257","Street Art Europe"],"title":"EPOS 257 \u0026 The Appropriation of Public Space...","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/epos-257-appropriation-public-space/"}