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- | ===== Studio or no studio? ===== | + | ====== Studio or no studio? |
- | The first in a series of [[transiency_conversations|conversations about the transiency]] of FoAM bxl. We asked ourselves what we like and dislike about the current situation and what if we kept the studio in uncertain economic conditions. | + | The first in a series of [[transiency_conversations|conversations about the transiency]] of FoAM bxl. We asked ourselves what we like and dislike about the current situation and what if we kept the studio in uncertain economic conditions. |
Times when we liked having the studio includes situations like aperos, smoke & vapour, splinterfields, | Times when we liked having the studio includes situations like aperos, smoke & vapour, splinterfields, | ||
- | Times when having the studio is challenging includes managing and maintenance of facilities (including mysterious infrastructure), | + | Times when having the studio is challenging includes managing and maintenance of facilities (including mysterious infrastructure), |
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+ | Making a decision about whether or not to keep the space has been haunting us since 2014. In 2016, the last year of our structural funding we will be conducting several experiments to help us make a more informed decision. | ||
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+ | ===== April 2015 ===== | ||
==== Strengths ==== | ==== Strengths ==== | ||
== Atmosphere == | == Atmosphere == | ||
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* it can be quiet, silent, with a sense of spaciousness | * it can be quiet, silent, with a sense of spaciousness | ||
* its light (alive, magical, highlighting different aspects of the studio as it changes) | * its light (alive, magical, highlighting different aspects of the studio as it changes) | ||
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== Open and flexible == | == Open and flexible == | ||
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* it can accommodate different combinations of people | * it can accommodate different combinations of people | ||
* it invites fluid experiences, | * it invites fluid experiences, | ||
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== FoAM = Home == | == FoAM = Home == | ||
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* it is nurturing; upon entering a feeling of being in a safe place | * it is nurturing; upon entering a feeling of being in a safe place | ||
* it’s relaxing, having a sense of being taken care of (there is always food on the table) | * it’s relaxing, having a sense of being taken care of (there is always food on the table) | ||
* it’s a place to live and work (great to have accommodation in it) | * it’s a place to live and work (great to have accommodation in it) | ||
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==== Challenges ==== | ==== Challenges ==== | ||
- | * facility management | + | * facility management |
* infrastructure maintenance and a general battle with entropy | * infrastructure maintenance and a general battle with entropy | ||
* financial costs | * financial costs | ||
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* disappearance of goods, appearance of trash | * disappearance of goods, appearance of trash | ||
* pricing space rental | * pricing space rental | ||
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==== Future ==== | ==== Future ==== | ||
- | The feeling during and after the conversation was that we like having the space and it would be a pity to lose it, but that it is quite a heavy weight - in terms of maintenance and finances. Giving up the space would still require to rent storage, pay hotel rooms, rent kitchens and meeting rooms, have a co-working desk somewhere, which in the end might not turn out to be much cheaper. Without structural funding and a person responsible for facility management we would have to come up with different models of financing and using the space. | + | The feeling during and after the conversation was that we like having the space and it would be a pity to lose it, but that it is quite a heavy weight - in terms of maintenance and finances. Giving up the space would still require to rent storage, pay hotel rooms, rent kitchens and meeting rooms, have a co-working desk somewhere, which in the end might not turn out to be much cheaper. Without structural funding and a person responsible for facility management we would have to come up with different models of financing and using the space. |
A few suggestions: | A few suggestions: | ||
- | * **Facility Rental** for events, meetings, workshops, and/or accommodation. If we do this we need to invest in the space to make it more robust (and less held up by gaffer tape and shoe strings). We also have to make a promotional/ | + | * **Facility Rental** |
- | * Renting the space for events seems more lucrative and manageable than renting accommodation. It brings more money and it’s usually concentrated on a few days. Accommodation on the other hand is cheaper per day, but still requires a lot of work and causes longer disturbance. | + | * Renting the space for events seems more lucrative and manageable than renting accommodation. It brings more money and it’s usually concentrated on a few days. Accommodation on the other hand is cheaper per day, but still requires a lot of work and causes longer disturbance. |
- | * **Shared FoAM members studio** If we all keep using the space without structural funding, each of us could contribute to its costs (e.g. a percentage of project funding). In principle this is possible and of interest, but the continuity would be a problem. | + | * **Shared FoAM members studio** |
- | * **Co-Working Space** We could make the studio into a co-working space with other organisations. In order to do that some restructuring of the space would be needed, with a danger that the ' | + | * **Co-Working Space** |
The question remains that if we begin making so many changes in the space, will it still be a studio we’d like to have? Furthermore, | The question remains that if we begin making so many changes in the space, will it still be a studio we’d like to have? Furthermore, | ||
- | ==== Prehearsals | + | ==== Pre-enactments |
- | In autumn 2015 we’re planning to test a few of the suggestions in practice, to answer the question: what if we would operate the studio without structural funding? To do that we’ll design three pre-enactments that we’ll run for several months: | + | In 2016 we’re planning to test a few of the suggestions in practice, to answer the question: what if we would operate the studio without structural funding? To do that we’ll design three pre-enactments that we’ll run for several months: |
* Event rentals: can we cover our overhead costs solely from event rentals for a couple of months? What do we need to do to make this happen? What impact would it have on life and work in the studio? | * Event rentals: can we cover our overhead costs solely from event rentals for a couple of months? What do we need to do to make this happen? What impact would it have on life and work in the studio? | ||
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* Accommodation rentals: can we have long-term agreements with a few organisations, | * Accommodation rentals: can we have long-term agreements with a few organisations, | ||
- | * Co-Working space: can we try what it would be like to have the studio as a co-working space with other organisations (e.g. SPIN, EdgeRyders…)? | + | * Co-Working space: can we try what it would be like to have the studio as a co-working space with other organisations (e.g. SPIN, EdgeRyders…)? |
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- | + | ===== January 2016 ===== | |