Description
Lack of housing and the social housing crisis affects more and more layers of society. In practice, there is no coherent housing strategy in Budapest - the small number of affordable state- or city-owned apartments available decreases each year. Rents have recently jumped 50-100 percent. With this action, we aim to generate publicity about social housing. We will bring attention to the problems, causes and interrelated effects of the crisis, to clarify the issue for a wider audience. We will create a ‘pop-up’ street-TV studio on busier intersections and public spaces in Joseph City. Our invited guests and willing passers-by will be able to discuss and dig deeper into the issue. These live shows will be edited into a series of short videos presenting various sides of the problem. We will project these in spontaneous street screenings at the locations where the videos were shot and others. After that, we will show them in clubs, coffeeshops and other various settings like filmclubs, community meetings and cultural festivals. We will specifically invite homeless individuals, artists, and residents of the homeless shelter in Vajdahunyad utca to participate. We will also work with homeless artists and activists of AVM. Our primary audience is the general local population of arbitrary age and background but with the location in common. The secondary audience are viewers of the videos - a broad range of audiences specific to each location we project in.
Summary of project results
Social Housing is a burning issue in Hungary and especially in Budapest where homelessness, evictions and renting prices explode. Through playful art mixed up with deep discussions a dialog was created to reach out for a broader public for this topic. The performances that combined TV, street and performance were live events where people gathered to learn new points about it. An exchange platform was brought to life: actors and artists helped to make the show entertaining and played with the topics while they learnt from the content and ideas about housing from the activists they encountered and worked together. The shows were recorded and are and will be screened in very diverse locations from schools over community houses to private film clubs. We hope to generate attention and an inspiration for people to gather, support existing initiatives who come up with new solutions and develop new inputs to solve the situation.
Summary of bilateral results