Alina Tudor Born in 1980 in Constanta, Romania and Razvan Neagoe born in 1974 in Bucharest, Romania. Both lives and works in London, UK. They Graduated at the National University of Bucharest. Founding of focAR group in 2006 and they are Member of Professional Artist Union from Romania. Since 2006 they are an active member in the public and community art program called “I Love Bucharest”.  

Red Spot 2008In 2008, the Red Spot project was part of the program of public art I love Bucharest, part of the European Year for Intercultural Dialogue, which was supported by ProHelvetia through United Experts. It is an art gesture constructed as a signal-project, a project meant to warn the people of Bucharest –inhabitants and authorities, individuals and private companies – and it had as objectives: a building, a street or a monument.In 2008 proiectul Red Spot a facut parte din Programul de arta publica I love Bucharest in cadrul Anului European al Dialogului Intercultural (A.D.E.I) si sustinut de ProHelvetia prin United Experts. Este un gest de arta conceput ca proiect semnal, proiect de atentionare si constientizare a bucurestenilor – locuitori si autoritati, societate civila si companii private. si a avut ca obiective: o cladire, o strada sau un monument.Urban Traces 2007-2008 (Bucharest)

 

UT is a signal-project, a social one, meaning to draw the citizen’s attention on his identity. This concept was developed in a form of work-in-progress activities each activity in it making each time the project even more complex and complete. Therefore it is under a continuous change and modification gathering “traces” with each presentation. 

UT este un proiect semnal – social care doreste sa atraga atentia individului orasului asupra identitatii sale. Acesta este conceput sub forma unui work-in-progress, ceea ce inseamna ca fiecare orpire si fiecare actiune din cadrul acestuia fac proiectul sa fie mai complet si mai complex. Este asadar in continua transformare, adunand “urme” cu fiecare reprezentare a sa.

The public art project Red Spot came to life in 2007, in partnership with architect Adriana Mereuta and the University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu”. The project had its first sighting in “start Dambovita” where it “signaled” one of the biggest problems in the Romanian capital – the Dambovita river (expo / polls / performance / promo / artistic montage). The project is meant to underline parts of Bucharest left to rust, which however are representative for the city – thus presenting them to the passer-by “in a new light”. The second intervention was a protest with the same objective.

Proiectul de arta publica Red Spot a aparut in anul 2007 avand partener pe arh. Adriana Mereuta si Universitatea de Arhitectura si Urbanism “Ion Mincu”, Ordinul Arhitectilor din Romania – Filiala Bucuresti a avut prima aparitie in cadrul “stART Dambovita”, unde a “semnalat” una dintre problemele majore ale capitalei romanesti – raul Dambovita (expo / sondaj / performance / promo / instalatii artistice). Proiect semnal ce isi propune sa scoata in evidenta zone lasate in paragina, dar reprezentative pentru oras, si sa le aduca privitorului “intr-o alta lumina”. A doua interventie s-a prezentat intr-o actiune protest avand acelasi obiectiv.

 The offers of the mobile phones companies are at competition and for the new generations the phone represents more than a means of communication. For them the mobile phone is a way of living. Its brand, colour the gesture with which one answers the mobile, the call bell show the identity of the individual who possesses it. On the other hand the call box is assaulted.  It has become a social place. It is physically assaulted by the urban society. The windows of the call box are usually broken. And yet there are extreme situations when individuals need this call box and make phone calls. People pass indifferently by it. No one sees it no one asks any questions about it. It is sometimes used as a shelter against rain.

Telefonul fix a devenit o forma de comunicare mai rapida si este identitatea generatiei mai in varsta. In schimb mobilul s-a raspandit extrem de mult si rapid. Ofertele companiilor telefonice mobile se intrec in oferte iar noile generatii iau telefonul mai mult decat ca o simpla metoda de comunicare.   Pentru ei mobilul inseamna un mod de viata. Marca lui, culoarea, gestul cu care raspunde la telefon sau formarea altui numar, soneria apelului, etc. ne arata identitatea celui care il are. In schimb cabina de telefon este agresata. Ea a devenit un loc social. Este agresata fizic de societatea urbana. In general cam toate geamurile sunt sparte. De altfel in cazuri de extrema urgenta indivizii mai dau cite un telefon din ea. Lumea trece pe linga ea cu indiferenta. Nimeni nu isi pune intrebari asupra acestui spatiu, de ce arata asa, cum ar arata altfel etc. De multe ori ea devine doar adapost pentru ploaie.