Rhyzom

RHYZOM was initiated by five co-organisers:

atelier d'architecture autogérée (coordinator - Paris, FR), Platforma Garanti Contemporary Art Center (Istanbul, TR), AGENCY - The University of Sheffield (UK), Paragon Studios Ltd (Belfast, UK), Public works (London, UK).

and associated local partners including: ISPARA - Institute for Strategies of Participative Architecture and Spatial Appropriation (DE), FCDL - Foundation for Local Community Development (RO), My Village (DE, UK, NL), PEPRAV - (European Platform for Alternative Practice and Research on the City), Oda Projesi (TR).

RHYZOM activities include:

- Cross thematic field trips, that allow the collection of information in situ for a collective database.

- Immersive workshops, that constitute the framework for strengthening existing local initiatives and initiating exchange involving participants from other disciplines and contexts. Some of these workshops are accompanied by educational workshops with students from different Universities (Sheffield, Istanbul, Belfast, Bucharest, etc) involved in defining contextual issues and protocols for collaborative work and dissemination.

- Trans-local dissemination, including the present website and nomadic exhibitions and rhizomatic publications

The project is meant to evolve beyond this initial formula, and to

Include new partners and projects. New collaborations and networks could evolve using this platform as home.

Any organisation or individual interested in being part of RHYZOM please contact us

RHYZOM has received support from the EC programme Culture 2007, the European Cultural Foundation and other local institutions and agencies.