The HoW pavilion held the live programme for GIBCA 2015 – A story within a story… This parasite treehouse designed by Recetas Urbanas and connected to the Röda Sten Konsthall embraced the biennial’s theme of participatory history-making through its social -engaged dinner parties.

HoW Website

HoW Sessions

HoW Essay

HoW was comprised of 3 parts:

• A pavilion: an architectural structure – designed by architect and activist Santiago Cirugeda / Recetas Urbanas and is built through a collective process with a diverse range of participants.

• A participatory function: all who visited HoW were encouraged to interact with and influence the project, based on a concept produced by artist Loulou Cherinet.

• A participatory programme: a socially engaged initiative inviting citizens to have a dialogue about the city of Gothenburg’s visible and invisible borders.

The concept behind HoW referred to a type of traditional meeting place called 'la Casa de la Palabra' which is commonly found in many African and South American societies.

The participatory programme’s core was the exchange of micro-histories – experiences, themes and stories that are usually overlooked in the established historiography. It built a connection between Gothenburg’s inner city and its outer suburbs, as well as connected Sweden with rest of the world, allowing for a diversity of voices and perspectives to contribute toward a practical history-making.