Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Taking its inspiration from the Rotunda amusement arcades that drew crowds to the beach until the 1990s, FORTUNE HERE (for Urban Room Folkestone) is a pavilion and visitor experience located near the site of the now demolished domed buildings from which the Rotunda got its name. The pavilion contains themed games - and a course for crazy golf - addressing significant contemporary topics that affect both local residents and Europe’s wider population.
All urban landscapes are in constant flux, the buildings tend to change more slowly, the ‘public’ spaces between them rather faster. How do citizens interact with these spaces and the changes? Who is changing and shaping the spaces? Why? How? These questions, fundamentally, aim to reflect on how the development of the urban environment can keep up with concurrent and entangled societal change and evolving global norms.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativefolk...
Instagram: instagram.com/creativefstone
Twitter: twitter.com/CreativeFstone
Taking its inspiration from the Rotunda amusement arcades that drew crowds to the beach until the 1990s, FORTUNE HERE (for Urban Room Folkestone) is a pavilion and visitor experience located near the site of the now demolished domed buildings from which the Rotunda got its name. The pavilion contains themed games - and a course for crazy golf - addressing significant contemporary topics that affect both local residents and Europe’s wider population.
All urban landscapes are in constant flux, the buildings tend to change more slowly, the ‘public’ spaces between them rather faster. How do citizens interact with these spaces and the changes? Who is changing and shaping the spaces? Why? How? These questions, fundamentally, aim to reflect on how the development of the urban environment can keep up with concurrent and entangled societal change and evolving global norms.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativefolk...
Instagram: instagram.com/creativefstone
Twitter: twitter.com/CreativeFstone
