Abstract
Taking the project “Echoes of Machim” by RIGO 23 as a starting point, I will attempt here to reflect on the meaning of the emergence of practices which aim to do social good, in both art and design, and on their potential as agents for the remodelling of society and for social emancipation.
“Echoes of Machim” is a social interaction project directed by RIGO 23 under the orientation of curator Michelle Kasprzak, in the neighbourhood of Palmeira, also known as Malvinas, a much-degraded district of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, on the island of Madeira. The project attempts to improve the self-esteem of members of the community through a number of initiatives with a group of 12 young people with learning difficulties. RIGO 23’s creative process has in common with social design the fact that it attempts to tackle social injustice by activating social creativity, thereby feeding the public sphere and fostering the necessary debate to create new visions of the future.
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The first known text is from the end of the 15th century and claims a written account from one of João Gonçalves Zarco’s companions as its source material. Many more texts would follow this first document, each attempting to provide a foundation for the oral tradition [2].
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Thanks to the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal for the Post-PhD Grant SFRH/BPD/108392/2015, my Supervisor, Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Cunha and Co-Supervisor Prof. Dr. Carlos Garrido.
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Nolasco, A. (2020). Social Art – “Echoes of Machim”. In: Goossens, R., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 970. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20145-6_7
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