I came across a video throughout my research that really sparked an interest in me. The video is a documentary about a team of artists that moved into an abandoned industrial warehouse that was completely uninhabited for decades and have been working on creating a culture of artists working to improve the area. Another way of looking at this could be 'gentrifying' the area, but as there are no residents to be displaced, the only effects this could have on the area as a whole could be positive. Creating a new area of creatives I feel is an extremely useful process that, if adopted could create masses of new networks for the generations of young artists going into the industry every year.
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/111533309">Gentrification 'Without the Negative' in Columbus, Ohio</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/atlanticvideo">The Atlantic</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
There are still issues with the concept, in that the area only has a 75% vacancy area meaning there are some residents that will still feel the effects, but I feel that with proper intervention into the community, artists can create a space that won't end up hurting current residents in the process.
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