NUART: How the Festival is Shaping Aberdeen’s Attitudes towards Street Art

In April (13th-16th), Aberdeen hosted NUART, a street art festival established in our twin city of Stavanger, Norway. For the entire weekend, the atmosphere in the city was palpably different: people were acting as flaneurs, exploring the city and the way that the street art transformed forgotten or overlooked corners of Aberdeen. Walking tours with … Continue reading →

Migration as a part of the consumer capitalist culture. Or when the content becomes obsolete

  The last time I landed at Edinburgh airport I was welcomed by an Ipad questionnaire enquiring about the satisfaction of Edinburgh airport’s ‘customers’. The ‘customer’ in this case is a migrant – using the airport as a tool to move around and to explore the world. The ‘customer’ is here, as in any other … Continue reading →