Knowing by Performing

This paper reveals how performing generates different types of knowing and how the feedback loop between performing and knowing can stimulate dynamics in a neglected neighbourhoods. The types of knowing and the feedback loop are explained through a series of urban actions that I realized in Brussels red light district. On one side the performances may generate dynamics in the area through observing the local knowledge of the population. On the other side the performances create general knowledge that may be applied in different projects or by other designers. Both types of knowledge advocate the application of interactions in space rather than distanced theory or long-term planning investigations as a means to create different types of knowledge. Only the combination of both types of knowledge allows that the short-term performance may generate a long-term change in the affected area.

Publication year:2013

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