337
Arte Útil archive nr:
337
Initiator:
Chemi Rosado-Seijo
Location:
Puerto Rico
Category:
urban-development, economy, social
Users:
Chemi Rosado-Seijo, inhabitants of El Cerro
Maintained by:
Chemi Rosado-Seijo, inhabitants of El Cerro
Certification:
implemented
Duration:
2002 - 2003
Chemi Rosado-Seijo
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El Cerro
Description:
El Cerro is a community that was initially founded by workers of a now defunct coffee plantation. More recently, it has developed a reputation as an area of high crime and prevalent drug use and trafficking. Chemi Rosado-Seijo has implemented an extensive plan for painting the houses within the community a variety of colours to match the surrounding mountains; in doing so, he has altered the area both cosmetically and socially.
Goals:
Formulate new relations in the social context.
Beneficial Outcomes:
The exchange of knowledge between people that normally wouldn't share knowledge. It generated an open community for other artistic or social projects, activities and workshops.