Continuing the work initiated in Surface Tension: Problematics of
Site, this second in the Supplement series engages questions of
location and performative interventionist practices through essays and
creative projects. Probing the intersection of art and architecture,
Surface Tension No. 2 offers a critical glance at recent urban
planning policies in China and a history of "participatory"
architecture. It includes temporary architectural work by the
Tijuana-based consortium of artists, designers and musicians known as
Torolab, as well as a study of Nis Roemer's innovative Hot Summer urban
farming project in Copenhagen. With essays digital culture in Brazil,
electronic waste and camouflage as creative strategy, this volume offers
fresh reading on the specifics of site.