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Seven Virtues of Public Space Presentation

Seven Virtues

 

The Seven Heavenly Virtues were first coined by the Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Pato (that is: Liberality, Temperance, Chastity, Humility, Patience, Dilligence & Kindness). They were linked and directly opposed the cooresponding Seven Deadly Sins (that is: Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, Wrath, Sloth & Envy). 

In terms of applying a civic influence via art on our shared public spaces, the following exemplar case studies are suggested as a starting point for discussion:

1. Liberality

Will, benevolence, generosity, sacrifice

Symbiosis
City of Sugar Land town square, Texas

2. Temperance 

Self-Control, justice, honour, abstention

Public Ownership
Crown Fountain, Millennium Park, Chicago

3. Humility

Bravery, modesty, reverence, altruism

Pop-Up Holistic
Urban Physic Garden, London

4. Chastity

Purity, knowledge, honesty, wisdom

Story Telling
Sultans Elephant, Nantes (&  London)

5. Patience

Peace, mercy, ahimsa, sufferance

Constructive-Deconstructivism

1968 L'Atelier Populaire, Paris


6. Diligence

Persistence, effort, ethics, rectitude

 

Social Engagement
Living as Form, Creative Time, New York


7. Kindness 
Satisfaction, loyalty, compassion, integrity

  

Pay it Forward
Improv Everywhere, New York