Hangout #2: Manuela Goncalves Tavares
Big Nate, from Smells Good in the Hood, lays on a delicious daytime barbecue in The New Garden, featuring soul food from all over the world. While enjoying the garden barbecue, you can discover the stories of The New Garden's visitors together with Manuela Goncalves Tavares, the host of this edition of Just Hanging Out. Just Hanging Out investigates public space in Rotterdam, and in particular the space of The New Garden.
9 August 2019 13:00 - 18:00
The New Garden
Since 2015, The New Garden, designed and maintained by artist Frank Bruggeman and ecological gardener Hans Engelbrecht, has been a widely used public space around Het Nieuwe Instituut. At Het Nieuwe Instituut's request, architects Afaina de Jong and Zaira Pourier (AFARAI) have researched the garden's multifaceted use, with the aim of making visible and supporting its value. They spent a few weeks hanging out, talking to visitors and regulars, and discovering the specific qualities of the place.
Just Hanging Out investigates public space in Rotterdam, and specifically in The New Garden. In the programme, hanging out in public space is framed by a spatial and cultural perspective. Instead of counteracting the use of public space by means of control or anti-design, Just Hanging Out takes it as a starting point to think about ownership, the value of 'free' public places, and how the presence of 'others' has an impact on the experience of and access to public space
Manuela Goncalves Tavares
Manuela Goncalves Tavares is well known in the Rotterdam catering and restaurant world for Toko 94 and Toko Trash. We also know her as a bridge builder, bringing together different groups and cultures in Rotterdam. She is currently working on a crowdfunding campaign to set up a new toko. More information about the campaign can be found here.
Hangouts
In the summer of 2019, six hosts will play a central role in the programme of The New Garden. The hangouts are organized around a daytime barbecue and will attract new visitors from the hosts' own networks as well as appealing to current garden regulars.
Just Hanging Out #1
Maher al Sabbagh
Thursday 11 July
Just Hanging Out #2
Manuela Goncalves Tavares
Friday 9 August
Just Hanging Out #3
Hunna Blockparty Talents
Saturday 17 August
Just Hanging Out #4
Charlie Koolhaas
Thursday 22 August
Just Hanging Out #5
Festival Magia
Saturday 24 August
Just Hanging Out #6
Malique Mohamud & Concrete Blossom
Sunday 25 August