[rsc] Re: Principles
- From: c talwalkar <ctalwalkar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:08:27 -0700 (PDT)
This is a good discussion. Here's a quick reply -- my one cent's worth, if you
will.
I agree with Hope that the RSC principles could be refined to be more like the
Hannover Principles. Right now the RSC principles seem like definitions more
than design, process, or behavioral guidelines.
One substantive addition I would like to see in the RSC principles is something
that recognizes more explicitly our interdependence as a community, and perhaps
our desire to preserve that kind of connection. Perhaps the concept of
"partnership" can be tweaked, or another item added to the list?
I think explicitly stating the value of building and preserving our community
would offer us some guidance on how to deal with things like The Conciliation
Project which, when presented as stand-alone pieces, can leave the fabric of
the community more torn than before. I'm not suggesting that we make
potentially hurtful presentations taboo, only that we, as community-based
artists, have a responsibility to present them in a way that ultimately builds
community. The way things happened last year was akin to having someone tear
off a scab and walk off.
While I agree that it is not at all uncommon for artists to intentionally open
wounds, I would argue that it is unethical for us, as community-based artists,
to do so without steps to bring the community back together and leave it at
least as whole as before. To do otherwise is to risk serving the cause of
destruction more than transformation.
That's it for now. I regret I won't be at this year's AM to continue the
discussion. I am saving time for an extended road trip with a visiting
relative starting mid-August, and will need the weeks until then to finish up a
couple of projects here. Needless to say, I'll miss our unique community in
the North Carolina hills.
Peace,
Chetan
--- On Fri, 7/25/08, Stephen Clapp <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Stephen Clapp <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [rsc] Re: Principles
> To: rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1:04 PM
> Hello RSC,
>
> Thanks Hope for your emails. I wanted to also send to the
> group the
> Principles as were posted at the Gathering in MD. From the
> conversation
> about the principles not being quite principles, the
> following were
> articulated as ³principles² of working in community
> defining principles as
> ³rules of conduct; laws, basic truths²
>
>
> Power Power is shared among all (willing) members of a
> group.
> Partnership True partnership must be equitable;
> Equitable partnership can
> exist when all entities involved treat each other as
> peers/equals.
> Dialogue Open dialogue is essential; Active listening
> and honest response
> is imperative for open dialogue.
> Transformation Individual/personal transformation can
> lead to community
> transformation and social change.
> Aesthetics We recognize and acknowledge the aesthetics
> of beauty, truth
> and justice in our work.
>
>
>
> Bob also articulated a definition of organizational
> principles (sorry I
> don¹t have in my notes) Bob...can you recall this?
>
> Peace.
> Stephen
>
>
>
> On 7/25/08 11:09 AM, "Hope Clark"
> <hopeclark@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Dear RSC,
> > I came across the principles below today and I
> thought of you, while I was
> > working to create a "green" brochure about
> our work on a truck bed exhibit for
> > SunEdison.
> >
> > The Hannover Principles are on sustainability.
> >
> > One of the things that came up in the MD Gathering was
> to look closer at the
> > RSC principles and determine whether they are
> principles or not.
> > I thought some of these might create a good model.
> > Let me know what you think.
> > Hope
> >
> > Hannover Principles
> >
> > 1. Insist on the rights of humanity and nature to
> co-exist in a healthy,
> > supportive, diverse and sustainable condition.
> > 2. Recognize interdependence. The elements of human
> design interact with and
> > depend upon the natural world, with broad and diverse
> implications at every
> > scale. Expand design considerations to recognize even
> distant effects.
> > 3. Respect relationships between spirit and matter.
> Consider all aspects of
> > human settlement including community, dwelling,
> industry and trade in terms of
> > existing and evolving connections between spiritual
> and material
> > consciousness.
> > 4. Accept responsibility for the consequences of
> design decisions upon human
> > well-being, the viability of natural systems and their
> right to co-exist.
> > 5. Create safe objects of long-term value. Do not
> burden future generations
> > with requirements for maintenance or vigilant
> administration of potential
> > danger due to careless creation of products, processes
> or standards.
> > 6. Eliminate the concept of waste. Evaluate and
> optimize the full life-cycle
> > of products and processes, to approach the state of
> natural systems, in which
> > there is no waste.
> > 7. Rely on natural energy flows. Human design should,
> like the living world,
> > derive their creative forces from perpetual solar
> income. Incorporate this
> > energy efficiently and safely for responsible use.
> > 8. Understand the limitations of design. No human
> creation lasts forever and
> > design does not solve all problems. Those who create
> and plan should practice
> > humility in the face of nature. Treat nature as a
> model and mentor, not as an
> > inconvenience to be evaded or controlled.
> > 9. Seek constant improvement by sharing of knowledge.
> Encourage direct and
> > open communication between colleagues, patrons,
> manufacturers and users to
> > link long-term sustainable considerations with ethical
> responsibility, and
> > re-establish the integral relationship between natural
> processes and human
> > activity.
> > The Hannover Principles should be seen as a living
> document committed to the
> > transformation and growth in the understanding of our
> interdependence with
> > nature, so that they may adapt as our knowledge of the
> world evolves.
> >
> >
> > Hope Clark
> > Interpret Green
> > Dynamic media for built environments and landscapes
> >
> > Project Coordinator
> > office: 215 482 6600 ext 233
> > fax: 215 482 0600
> > mobile: 917 442 9424
> >
> > http://homepage.mac.com/hopeclark/iMovieTheater11.html
> >
> > Intercultural Service, Leadership and Management
> Masters Candidate
> > The School for International Training
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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