Artistic intervention in Santa Maria de Palautordera
Santa Maria de Palautordera
29.3.2021
On the 29th and 30th of March, produced by Rebobinart a community project took place in the streets of Santa Maria de Palautordera, a town located in the Vallés Oriental. (Barcelona)
The artistic action was carried out on Passeig del Remei, one of the busiest pedestrian streets in Palautordera. This artistic intervention consisted of designing and capturing various games for children painted on the pavement of the road, such as hopscotch, balancing games, mazes… This artistic initiative was developed from the suggestion of a neighbor of the town, whom contacted the city council to be able to offer this space for the children. In this case, we can see how the Santa Maria de Palautordera City Council has listened to the initiatives and suggestions of its inhabitants and has been encouraged to develop this action.
The objective of this artistic intervention is to remodel the public space and make it more accessible to children. In addition, it is a way to encourage physical activity among the little ones, while generating community and neighborhood networks, two essential facts in these uncertain times that we are living.
The activity has had a very positive reception among the residents of the town, and both children and adults have enjoyed this original and participatory initiative. From Rebobinart we want to thank the Santa María de Palautordera City Council that, once again, has counted on us to produce this very special project, which we hope the little ones will enjoy during their free time.
In the video, how the idea for the games painted on the ground in Santa Maria de Palautordera came about: a resident saw a video on social media and passed it on to the council, which has carried it out. «It gives people a chance to move about, which in the end is what we are after.»
The video in text (abridged) (translated from Catalan)1 min 18 s
It was a video we saw at home, on social media, and it struck us as a very good fit for our town, for the spaces we have for children.
And I am very pleased and grateful that residents feel listened to as well: that approach of taking suggestions and staying alert to the different ideas people send us. This is precisely one of those that, entirely spontaneously, a resident passed on to us, and we have carried it out. Even some older people will get something out of doing it, because it is great fun; and besides it gives people a chance to move about, which in the end is what we are after.
Abridged version: direct quotes are kept; repetitions, overlapping speech and passages unrelated to the project are left out.
In the video, the children of Santa Maria de Palautordera say what they liked most about the games painted on the ground: jumping, hopscotch, balancing, the maze and the colours.
Video transcript (translated from Catalan)1 min
What did you like most?
The childrenAll of it. Above all the jumping ones. And playing hopscotch: with the hopscotch, the bit with the faces.
What I liked most was when we had to balance. The jumping activities and doing the maze.
For me, putting my feet down in different ways.
For me, the colours and the maze. The parts I liked most were the jumping ones.
Video transcript, edited for reading: repetitions and verbal fillers have been removed, the text has been punctuated and speakers are identified.
