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I Giardini di Aurora

When

01/03/2021

–

31/05/2021

Where

Turin

Thematic scope

ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY

Credits

I Giardini di Aurora is an artistic urban regeneration project that develops on the dual axis of space redevelopment and community development.

The project

I Giardini di Aurora (Aurora Gardens) is an art-based urban regeneration project developed on the dual axis of space redevelopment and community development and is the first winner, ex aequo with three other realities out of 1600 participants, of the Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition public call promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture.

The project responded to the strong needs for open spaces and cultural projects that emerged during the pandemic crisis. It provided structural value to the Aurora neighborhood and the city, the gardens of the Barolo Social District (DSB) and nearby green areas of Valdocco in network with the City, Circ. 7, and local stakeholders, through a co-design process with the residents led by SCT Centre | TPE and partners.

The Aurora neighborhood is characterized on the one hand by a widespread fragility (high population density, low educational attainment, unemployment, degradation of public spaces, scarcity of open and green spaces), on the other hand by the presence of important development resources (low housing costs, young and multicultural population, solidarity networks in foreign communities, a lively associative fabric, project investments of the City).

I Giardini di Aurora focused on physical regeneration, access, knowledge, free use and ownership of unique places in the territory and it involved a plurality of residents in an intergenerational and multicultural perspective, promoting social cohesion and care of places as a common good.

The project targeted residents and operators of the DSB, inhabitants of the surrounding area of Aurora, and citizens of Turin; it set out to regenerate green spaces in Aurora and the DSB, to strengthen participation and integration; to foster relationships of proximity that cultivate ownership and care for the regenerated spaces; to train a core group of young people, both migrants and non-migrants, in organizational skills for managing the cultural program of the participating Gardens; and to integrate the initiative within the City’s broader cultural offerings.

Action

The project activities were carried out in order to connect with the urban green regeneration initiatives underway in Aurora. Specifically, the project included:

The regeneration of “Magnolia, il Giardino di Quartiere” (Magnolia, the Neighborhood Garden) (DSB) and the surrounding areas on Via Cottolengo and Via Cigna through hands-on workshops using recycled materials and tactical urbanism;
Implementation of artistic workshops for all Aurora residents and citizens (carpentry, tailoring, women’s choir, percussion, Italian language instruction through theater),
A capacity building program for young migrants;
A series of artistic and cultural events called “Serate alla Magnolia” (“Evenings at the Magnolia”);
The weekly opening of “Rosa: il giardino del Silenzio” (“Rosa: the Garden of Silence”) as a space for reading, meditation, and wellness for the local community;
A celebratory community event taking place in the green spaces and gardens of Aurora / Valdocco (including Pellegrino Garden, among others) featuring artistic performances that highlighted the outcomes of the workshops.

The I Giardini di Aurora (Aurora Gardens) project marked the beginning of SCT Centre’s engagement with this theme, establishing a foundation for ongoing efforts in the years to come in the areas of urban regeneration, social innovation, and promoting environmental awareness and well-being.

Partner

The I Giardini di Aurora (Aurora Gardens) project was carried out thanks to the collaboration with the following partners:

TPE ets
Opera Barolo
Cooperativa Sociale Mediterraneo Onlus (UPM)
Associazione Generazioni Migranti
Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti Torino
Associazione Slow Cinema

With the partecipation of:

Resources

Video

Gallery

Parade for the project. In the front row, a group of majorettes of various ages, dressed in white and orange. Behind them are other participants in the parade, men, women, boys, and girls, all dressed in white, many holding signs.

An elderly woman and an elderly man, sitting on chairs, each holding a pot with a plant, are looking at the camera as the photo is taken. Next to them, one of the parade signs, leaning against the wall, reads "The green city of the future is a city of gardens."

Two girls, dressed in white and wearing straw hats, are in a kind of sandbox, where there are toys and sandcastles. They are playing by throwing sand into the air. Next to them, a sign planted in the sand reads "For me, this is like being at the seaside."

Parade on the street. All the participating people, mostly dressed in white, are walking down the street. At the front of the crowd, an SCT operator walks holding two signs: one says "Vegetable gardens in the courtyards of every house" and the other "The green city of the future is a city of gardens."

In a square, at the end of the parade, the women of the Bread and Roses choir, dressed in all white, are performing in a semicircle, seen from behind. Around them, many people, young, adults, boys, and girls, are watching the performance, some sitting and some standing.

Performers during the parade, on the street. Three musicians are playing large drums. Around them are many people participating in the parade, dressed in white with straw hats, some holding small pots of plants.

Two children and two women, all in white, holding microphones and papers, are speaking to the crowd during the parade. Behind them are other participants, holding signs with "Forests instead of old parking lots," "Vegetable gardens in the courtyards of every house," "Gardens on roofs," and other illegible phrases written on them.

A woman holding a child in her arms approaches a wooden structure on which pots with plants and flowers are mounted. The child reaches out to touch the flowers.

During a parade, men, women, boys, and girls are walking down the street, dressed predominantly in white, holding many signs.

A girl, in a courtyard, standing but bending down, busy planting new plants in flower beds.

Photo of a girl and a boy. She, on the left, looks at the camera smiling, holding a large red paper flower. He, on the right, looks at the flower and smiles.

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