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Chapter 3

Here and now

We are products of our surroundings, made up of the things we inherit from the time and place in which we live. Our relationships to the spaces around us shape us, what we believe in, and what change we try to make.

What are days for?
Days are where we live.

Days – Philip Larkin

The Barras Market is too wonderful to destroy – we have to keep going.

Norrie Innes
Barras Art and Design Centre

Why are art institutions still structured like 19th century car manufacturers?

David Jubb
Battersea Arts Centre

We need to face complexity and address it.

Julian Corner
Lankelly Chase

We become a product of our surroundings.

Donal O'Doherty
UV Arts

Gentrification will change the landscape of who will be the future residents.

Orode Faka
Roehampton R.O.C.K.S

Crisis creates space for innovation

Paul Braithwaite
Building Change Trust

We build on the strengths of a place.

Norrie Innes
Barras Art and Design Centre


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The Unusual Suspects Festival is an initiative started by SIX, Collaborate and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2014. The Festival is currently powered by SIX, the Social Innovation Exchange.