Public Phenomena / Temporary Services

Identifier:FA.B56.0803

Dimensions:148 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Creation dates:2008

also created by: Boštjan Bugaric, Polonca Lovšin, Joseph Heathcott, Ana Čeligoj, Maša Cvetko, Marko Horvat, Meta Kos, Darjan Mihajlovič, Danijel Modrej, Maja Modrijan, Sonja Zlobko

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Documentary photography, Outdoor photography, Public spaces, Signs and signboards

Description:Commercially color offset printed book that presents essays and photographs that documents "unofficial, informal modifications and uses of the shared spaces of cities." [p.9; Introduction]. Chapters include, [Introduction] / Temporary Services -- About Temporary Services -- Parking place savers: Chicago, Mexico City, Athens, Ljubljana -- Handmade No Parking signs: Ljubljana -- Motorcycle locks: Athens -- Locked: Mexico City -- Plant protectors, Mexico City, Mumbai -- Makeshift barriers: Chicago, Ljubljana, Urbana -- The inventory of Mr. Roven's garden / Polonca Lovšin -- Antennas: Zagreb -- Cropped and fence-eating trees: Chicago -- Modified trees, Ljubljana -- Basketball hoops: Chicago -- Block signs / Joseph Heathcott and Damon Rich -- Block club signs: Chicago -- Ghost houses: Chicago, Ljubljana, Portland, Murcia, Barcelona -- Blocks of ice: Mexico City -- Wrapped vendor stalls: Mumbai -- Memorials: Fort Wayne, Chicago, Ljubljana -- Free items: Urbana, Wynnewood -- Piles of bikes: Copenhagen -- Workshop: Ljubljana. Book also includes a "Resources" section with information and Web links to other books, online collections, archives and artist's projects that document a range of patterns in informal and unofficial uses of city spaces.