One Land and Platform Paradise

ONE LAND and PLATFORM PARADISE FAST, the Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory, announces One Land and Platform Paradise: two projects celebrating the rebirth of Ein Hawd, an unrecognised Palestinian village in Israel August 28th to September 7th , Ein Hawd, Israel Amsterdam, July 14th – Following the four-year project, One Land Two Systems, which created a new masterplan for (and with) the unrecognised Palestinian village of Ein Hawd, FAST announces the culmination of the process in two new celebratory initiatives. One Land Two Systems began with an international architecture and design competition for the development of an alternative master plan for the village. The winners of the competition, a group of architects and designers from France, Germany and Israel, have joined FAST and the community of Ein Hawd to further develop a sustainable solution for the village. The plan has now been completed by FAST, to the satisfaction of Ein Hawd’s residents, for whom it is the beginning of making their dreams a reality. It is now being used in negotiation with the authorities to have Ein Hawd fully recognised by the state. The process, meanwhile, has acted as a model for a new kind of architectural practice based on community, sustainability and politics. From August 28th to September 7th, a series of public events and workshops, and spatial, social and cultural interventions in Ein Hawd will finalise the project by making concrete changes in the village and its surroundings. The project is divided into two programmes: ONE LAND and PLATFORM PARADISE. ONE LAND will celebrate the rebirth of Ein Hawd through its new masterplan by unveiling the community’s first ever public building: the Golden Heart Pavilion, an inflatable designed by FAST. A FAST market will explore a new sustainable economic foundation for the village, uniting agriculture, tourism, aesthetics and hospitaility. A Landscape Plan will provide for the restoration of the original Mediterranean landscape, and an exhibition will showcase Ein Hawd’s past and present a vision of the future. PLATFORM PARADISE, an art show commissioned by FAST and curated by Maurizio Bortolotti assisted by Noga Inbar, will open from September 1st to 7th, and continue until November 1st. Invited artists and architects will address the village’s lack of public space (as an ‘unofficial’ place) by interacting with the villagers to improve their living conditions and generate new kinds of common ground. “Platform Paradise is a democratic tool aimed at bringing art (projects) into a specific living space of a community. The lack of cultural institutions in Ein Hawd creates a new condition in which art is represented and used. In this experimental space a new kind of art projects will emerge” (Maurizio Bortolotti). Over 20 external participants in the two projects will join the residents of Ein Hawd in a series of activities and master classes. Representing a variety of expertise and experience, they will include the Palestinian artist Sharif Waked and poet Salman Natur, plus international names like artist Dan Graham, architect Yona Friedman, and film-maker Ali Kazma. Malkit Shoshan, Director of FAST, says: “This project redefines the role of art, design and architecture. It generates flexible tools and new social, cultural and economical spaces aimed at improving the living conditions of a specific context and a specific community, that of Ein Hawd. At the same time, it creates a new model, a platform, of creative social and spatial interventions that goes beyond politics.” Sponsors: FBKVB, The Netherlands Architecture Fund and OXFAM novib Participants: The community of Ein Hawd, FAST, Muhammad Abu AlHayja, Malkit Shoshan, Ali Kazma, Berend Strik, Camila Pinzón Cortes, Dan Graham, Debra Solomon, Gianluigi Ricuperati, Gillian Schrofer, Map Office, Matthijs Bouw, Maurizio Bortolotti, Nico Dockx, Nisreen Abu Al Hayja, Ole Bouman, Petra Blaisse, Rebecca Gomperts, Salman Natour, Sharif Waked, Stefano Boeri and more. For further information, contact FAST at: FAST Vliegtuigstraat 26 1059CL, Amsterdam The Netherlands t +31 624912787 info[at]seamlessterritory.org For information info[at]one-land.org For reservations reserve[at]one-land.org For PR pr[at]one-land.org website: www.one-land.org