Case Studies

Making temporary less tenuous

Sue Ball and Ruth Essex analyse the culture and economy around the temporary use of disused buildings.

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The struggle to find affordable, appropriate creative space has meant that artists have always made use of buildings on interim arrangements, striking up deals of varying tenure and taking on spaces that have become redundant. Artistic communities have developed a resourcefulness and opportunism around making use of spaces, usually out of economic necessity. Art squats have provided creative spaces and facilities where buildings are going unused and to waste… Read the full article on the ixia website.