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The Fakir’s Rest, Le repos du fakir, produced in Paris in 2003 by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté, is a short video manifesto examining hostile architecture as a mechanism of urban exclusion. The work documents anti-homeless design strategies embedded in public space, including spikes, studs, rails, segmented benches, and inclined surfaces that prevent sitting, lying, or prolonged occupation. The video constructs a critical parallel between the traditional figure of the fakir—an ascetic who vo
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The Fakir’s Rest, Le repos du fakir, produced in Paris in 2003 by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté, is a short video manifesto examining hostile architecture as a mechanism of urban exclusion. The work documents anti-homeless design strategies embedded in public space, including spikes, studs, rails, segmented benches, and inclined surfaces that prevent sitting, lying, or prolonged occupation. The video constructs a critical parallel between the traditional figure of the fakir—an ascetic who vo
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Architecture & Design on Instagram: "“The Fakirs’ Rest” by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté exposes the rise of hostile architecture in Paris—spikes, barriers, and divided benches designed to prevent homeless people from resting in public spaces. The #video highlights how these urban features exclude the most vulnerable, turning cities into spaces of quiet social violence. Drawing parallels between homeless individuals and fakirs who endure pain, the artists challenge viewers to reconsider for
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Architecture & Design on Instagram: "“The Fakirs’ Rest” by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté exposes the rise of hostile architecture in Paris—spikes, barriers, and divided benches designed to prevent homeless people from resting in public spaces. The #video highlights how these urban features exclude the most vulnerable, turning cities into spaces of quiet social violence. Drawing parallels between homeless individuals and fakirs who endure pain, the artists challenge viewers to reconsider for
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CONTEMPORARY100 on Instagram: "‘The Fakir’s Rest’ (2003) 6 minute video artwork by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté “Inquiry on anti-homeless furnitures in Paris. Devices placed in front of banks and representative places physically prevent homeless to stay and begg. Those who resist can be called the “fakirs” of public places. Realised by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté, Production Canal Marches 2003 duration : 6’. More on site : gilfakir.com”"
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