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Commoning through institutional aesthetics: Crafting frames, boundaries and reflections in practice

Authors: Elena Raviola, Marta Gasparin, Helena Hansson

Abstract

In this essay, we explore Cooper’s theorizing of institutional aesthetics and technology to analyse a field study of a commoning process at a recreational area at Linnarhult near Gothenburg, Sweden. The paper focuses on a series of craft interventions that used the willow plant to make the area a common space. Using Cooper’s theories, we analyse the community craft activities conducted at Linnarhult as an aesthetic process of making a common space by crafting frames, boundaries and reflections on site. We thus conclude by highlighting the process of commoning through institutional aesthetics, and we reflect on our attempt to use Cooper’s theoretical ideas in analysing a concrete case. His emphasis and exemplary writing on the aesthetics of institutions has inspired us greatly, but our exploration has come with challenges and probably a deal of betrayal.

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Formkraft is a curated journal dedicated to contemporary crafts and design. Guided by an academic editorial board, themes and cases are carefully selected. Each month, Formkraft publishes 3-4 articles, including research papers, interviews, portraits, and reviews. Our mission is to foster critical discussion about crafts and design through socially relevant and professional topics, creating a nuanced narrative with contributions from a diverse range of authors. Formkraft illuminates, investigates, and contextualizes contemporary crafts and design.

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