On Public Art, Activism and Urbanism / Matthew Mazzotta

Architecture Off-Centre

“Let's make it so intriguing, so curious that people have to come into these ideas of their own volition.”

Have you ever seen a storefront opening up as a theatre? Or a dilapidated house becoming a community event space? Or ever dined on an unfolding table that serves food from plants on the verge of extinction? What about a lamp post that is lit by converting dog poop into electricity? If you know any of these projects, you are probably familiar with Matthew Mazzotta’s work.

Matthew Mazzotta is an internationally renowned artist who works at the intersection of art, activism and urbanism. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, and a TED Fellow.

Matthew’s work: https://www.matthewmazzotta.com/

And his TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMYvWg7JF3I