Background

Does a freshly bloomed rose in my garden smell different from a rose in a public park? Which one smells better, my private rose or the “public” rose? If I exclusively smell my own roses or the roses in public space, does that affect my societal perspective and behavior? Whether I am on private or public land influences how I move and behave.

Along with practical framework for activities, this project includes a theoretical research of commons. “Parzelle 1538” is an opportunity to experimentally and collectively examine aspects of private, public, and common land ownership.

In Switzerland, private and public ownership are related and serve to one another. Land use and its regulation are shaped and grown along the prevailing political ideas and structures. Is it possible to imagine a form of ownership outside the established form of private/public? Can one imagine a truly public space?