Blog #8 Editing Quotes

original: 

The murals had an everlasting effect which once again opened up the communities and brought people together. “It’s great to see that the paintings still has, like, a big impact on their images… there’s people that do dance shows in front of them or clothing designers come out and do their fashion shows there”. These paintings began to draw people into these areas that people would automatically assume are rough and poor. With all the positive attention also helps the residents in the area believe in their community as a better place.

After: 

The murals had an everlasting effect, showing how art in this scenario brought the Philadelphia community together. In Urhanh’s views: “It’s great to see that the paintings still has, like, a big impact on their images… there’s people that do dance shows in front of them or clothing designers come out and do their fashion shows there”. These paintings began to draw different kinds of people into these areas.  Many of these people previously would’ve never entered the communities because of its reputation , but with the help of art, the community was transformed. All the positive attention also helps the residents in the area believe in their community as a better place. 

Original: 

…Before the project, people would’ve looked at the favelas and automatically turn away. Favelas are known for being: “unwelcoming, dangerous, ugly places” and Koolhaas and Urhahn felt otherwise.  “It’s totally an invitation to think about the people that live there in a different way. I mean we worked with, like, big groups of people that are from the neighborhood, so it’s not just us… but there was a piece written in the newspaper, and they talked about the inhabitants as artists and not as criminals.” This was a major part of the project for not only Koolhaas and Urhahn but also the community. This meant that people’s perspectives were changing around the ideas of the favelas. Not only are outsiders changing but the spread of altruism in a community is also. Since the artists got the whole neighborhood involved and the residents were benefitting from the change while Koolhaas and Urhahn didn’t ask for anything in return.

After: 

…Before the project, people would’ve looked at the favelas and automatically turn away because of their reputation of being:  “unwelcoming, dangerous, ugly places”. Despite all the comments, Koolhaas and Urhahn felt otherwise: “It’s totally an invitation to think about the people that live there in a different way. I mean we worked with, like, big groups of people that are from the neighborhood, so it’s not just us… but there was a piece written in the newspaper, and they talked about the inhabitants as artists and not as criminals.” This was a major accomplishment for not only Koolhaas and Urhahn but also the community. This meant that people’s perspectives were changing around the ideas of the favelas. Not only are outsiders changing but the spread of altruism in a community is also. Since the artists got the whole neighborhood involved and the residents were benefitting from the change while Koolhaas and Urhahn didn’t ask for anything in return.