Sound wall as an art wall and a Statement piece

The focus of action 1 is to highlight the new and improved “main street” of Svartlamo(e)n, so for people to use the pathway there would need to be enough suitable lighting, considering the nighttime darkness, especially during the darker winter times here in Trønderlag. Another important aspect to consider is the residents, the lights should not be too bright for the houses that are close to it. The solution we are proposing is to integrate lights into the sound wall and make them look like the rest of Svartlamo(e)n. The group plans to let the inhabitant’s experiment with what kind design and assorted colors the light could be but focus on the lights to brighten the path and not point directly onto the buildings. This could be done by implementing a regular light and letting them paint over it with their color of choice as they did with lights in the current underpass. Sound wall as an Art Wall and a Statement Piece

The group approached this section by asking ourselves: How will a simple sound wall capture the Svartlamo(e)n identity? The only way this can be achieved is to integrate the ideas and thoughts of the Svartlamo(e)n people into the art-wall. For many, Svartlamo(e)n is known for their anarchistic way of thinking and alternative art, displaying this to the visitors would be preferable to get them to walk here. To get to this point there must be involvement by the inhabitants, local artists, and other artists with a connection to Svartlamo(e)n. The whole wall will not be decorated straight away but will be made ready for the artists to put their statements on it as if it were their own canvas for innovation. Whatever they want to portray or put on it, is not for the group to decide; but the wall will be ready and put in place for them ahead of time. The reason for this is so that the residents do not feel intruded by non-inhabitants. This gives them a sense of stewardship over the new installment and are more likely to be accepted by them. We then asked; How can the relationship between the inhabitants and the municipality be better by these installments? These installments are meant to give them more freedom and to make the whole area quieter; but why not use some of the wall to tell their history, portray the squatting, the riots, and their great fight to get this area to the state it is today, this could be displayed on the wall to get more people to understand their story and to represent the right picture of their living. The artistic statement piece will also be placed at the entrance at Strandveien. This is to get the attention from the passing pedestrians and to show where the area of Svartlamo(e)n begins. This statement piece could be a collage wall, a statue or something else, again it needs approval from the inhabitants and must involve them for the inhabitants to accept it. The groups are proposing to the community to have a large statue of their infamous cat which has become sort of the logo for Svartlamo(e)n, but will let this be decided upon by the community.

Action 1 - Sound Wall at Nordtvedt’s Gate

Figure 53: Svartlamoen Proposed Axonometry Showing all Interventions, Authors