within

MED 24

How would you describe a public space, such as a library, a sports field, a theater, a kitchen, or a garden? Would you begin with your everyday experiences? With what you see online? With the people you associate with that particular place?

Every six months, within focuses on a specific public space, offering its readers a mosaic of perspectives, stories, and insights that deepen and expand, in unpredictable and thought-provoking ways, our perception of a topic that, in the end, might not feel so familiar.

Tutors

Carol Montpart Isabel Merino

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libraries

“Neighbourhood libraries, historical libraries, suburban libraries, libraries with cafes, inaccessible libraries, libraries of the future, libraries as emotional spaces, libraries as objects, libraries as places of struggle and resistance.”

Within comes in two different page sizes: a wider one (17×24) that primarily features visual content, and a narrower one (11×24), designed for text-driven content.

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sport fields

“Sports find fertile ground in the most unthinkable places, turning streets, forests, fences and even algorithms into arenas of competition. Sports reflect the culture, interests and peculiarities of the people who play them, proving that human creativity and diversity can find expression anywhere, transcending the limits of traditional Olympic stadiums.”

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theatres

“We go to the theater to watch people temporarily stop being who they are and dress in someone else’s shoes. An unspoken pact of temporary suspension of disbelief is made between the watcher and the watched.”