The Stranger Exchange (échange entre inconnus ou « Direct reciprocity» )
« Anthropologists and socio-economists have spent decades examining the principle of people responding to a positive action with another positive action, commonly referred to as “direct reciprocity.”»
De nouvelles expériences d’espaces d’échange entre inconnus sont en cours… avec succès.
Des squats genevois proposaient de telles espaces de partage, fonctionnant à ma connaissance plus dans une direction : mise à disposition par les habitants de l’immeuble/maison d’objets, vêtements inutilisés et qui pourraient être utiles à autrui. Ici, il s’agit d’échange pur entre étrangers.
Voici donc deux exemples simples et ingénieux de détournement de mobilier urbain vers un usage communautaire : une boîte à journaux et une cabine téléphonique… très british.
Stranger Exchange :
… Both artists have long been fascinated by open systems built on the philosophy of “Have a Penny, leave a Penny. Need a Penny, take a Penny,” such as Wikipedia and Craigslist, or The Free Shop in New York City. As with the Wicker Park boxes, they would try to create a dialogue between strangers and exchangers. But there would be two key differences from the boxes Chris had originally seen in Chicago: they would “broaden the scope of what could be dropped” and they would build a simple online “guest book” so that people could share messages about things left and received.
… they found an abandoned newspaper box, and with their friend Samantha repurposed it as the first local « drop box.» They wanted the box to stand out enough to be noticed—but they didn’t want it seem at all “kitschy” or “contrived.” It was also critical that it feel anonymous, so that the community would immediately see the box as “theirs” and not as the possession of whomever put it there.
… They placed the Stranger Exchange box in Central Square during the late evening of October 25, 2009. Since then, either John or Chris tries to visit it every other day to see what has been left and taken. They’ve discovered books like A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, as well as movies, photographs, souvenirs, and even letters.
But what really has surprised the friends the most is the quality—and, in many instances, the effort—that has gone into some of the things that have been deposited. Plus, people are clearly making items specifically, for the box for no other reason than to share.
Article complet ici : http://shareable.net/blog/the-stranger-exchange (excellent site by the way!)
Phone box has new life as library :
A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the country’s smallest lending libraries – stocking 100 books.
Villagers from Westbury-sub-Mendip in Somerset can use the library around the clock, selecting books, DVDs and CDs.
Users simply stock it with a book they have read, swapping it for one they have not.
« It’s really taken off. The books are constantly changing,» said parish councillor Bob Dolby.
He added: « It is completely full at the moment with books. Anyone is free to come and take a book and leave one that you have already read.
« This facility has turned a piece of street furniture into a community service in constant use.»
A resident dreamed up the idea when the village lost its phone box and mobile library in quick succession.
Westbury-sub-Mendip Parish Council bought the phone box from BT in a national scheme for a token £1.
BT has received 770 applications for communities to ‘adopt a kiosk’, and so far 350 boxes have been handed over to parish councils.
Phone boxes have been turned into art installations, a shower and even a public toilet.
article complet : http://news.bbc.co.uk/
=> Ce genre d’expérience bientôt proche de chez vous!?
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Tags: article, bibliothèque, CD, communauté, échange, expérience, livres, mobilier, participatif, rue, urbain