Two-step consent
A piece of public art changes a space for years. It deserves real community consent — not a single meeting with a defensive 'we already told them' attitude.
The two-step model widely used by EU public art commissioners:
1. EARLY CONVERSATION before an artist is chosen. What do residents value? What do they not want? What stories haven't been told? 2. DESIGN REVIEW after sketches exist. Show 2–3 directions, listen, adjust.
Document both in writing. If after this an artwork still divides opinion, that's healthy — but no one should feel ambushed.
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