Toren van Babel: meet the artists! Editie 7 - Bengin Dawod
Video series Meet the artist! van de Toren van Babel: As part of the Tower of Babel at NDSM, we will talk to eight artists who contribute to this art installation in their own way.
Each with their own, unique workshop, allows Amsterdammers to reflect on the city of the future. Together, they create versatile works of art that will all be decorated in an impressive building at the NDSM shipyard from September 18 to October 17, 2021. In this edition: Architect and Urban Designer Bengin Dawod.
“A city must be developed by the people themselves.”
Bengin Dawod calls for a city where there is room for spontaneous, human initiatives. “What we call a 'bottom-up approach' is nothing new, that's how cities were developed in the past; by people.” For the Tower of Babel, he did exactly this: he let Amsterdammers feel what it's like to build with homemade bricks. These stones have now been placed in the Tower of Babel.
Watch the video interview here that Anna Sidorchik (OAT Studio) made with him and the participants of his workshop.
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Videograaf: Anna Sidorchik (OatStudio)