Appreciation
Posted: August 18th, 2010 | Author: Jasper Visser | Filed under: Thoughts about museums | Tags: creativity, crowd, design, public space | 1 Comment »Tweet
Park Güell. Photo by Nick Wright Planning on Flickr.
Recently I visited Park Güell, the famous Barcelonan park designed by Gaudí. If you haven’t been there, you might know it from movies such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona in which both Cristina and Juan Antonio use the park as a source of inspiration. Often in literature and motion pictures the park is a spot for inspiration and creative freedom.
In reality the park has turned into a horrid mass-attraction devoid of all artistic charm.
Those parts not covered in yellow under-construction tape, are crowded with photo-happy tourists. A strict guard blows his whistle every time a visitor steps out of line. Nowhere to sit down quietly and read. Nowhere to draw. Shut up, walk around quickly and move on. It made me think of some of the art museums I’ve been, those where a security guard tails you.
