Le bureau de la participation sauvage

On the eve of the elections of May 26th, we have been setting up our new installation: le “bureau de la participation Sauvage”, next to the Bourse of Brussels. The installation was made up of two mobile modules and was meant to spark conversations on the elections and many other ways of participating or contributing to Society.
 
The first module is based on a “photo solicitation interview” method, which consists of conducting and stimulating an interview through images. In this module, we presented 24 pictures from the pedestrian area in Brussels and asked passers-by if - and how - they thought they were related to the elections. People could pick a card, write on the backside their reasons for choosing it, and cast it in one of the ballot boxes: having to do with the elections or not having to do with the elections.
 They could also fill a blank card to add new elements to the database or add more general considerations about politics, the elections, or political participation.

The second module was about revealing other forms of participation. We invited people to complete a photo booth by explaining to us their way of being involved, of participating in the city; we asked them to write it on the “electoral poster” canvas and take a picture of them with their commitment.