Op-ed | Re-Imagining Publics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48619/bbds.v4i2.852Keywords:
Public Art, Public Health, Public Space, Covid-19, Pandemic, Communication, Infrastructure, Cities, The SpectacleAbstract
Guy Debord once hypothesized about a ‘society of the spectacle’ in which daily life under capitalism becomes representative of and relegated to the production of images.The ‘spectacle’ he described was not only the production of images, but the ways in which they affected relationships between people in a society.
The COVID-19 pandemic has re-highlighted the nexuses between public art, public space and public health. The ‘society of the spectacle’ as described by Debord has seemingly progressed to include a range of image-making: from protests, to performance and assorted propaganda.
Examining how three overarching disciplines relate to each other in the context of being public goods may facilitate effective local and social constructions of wellbeing in cities. This op-ed will briefly explore the interrelations of public (art, health and space).
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