Shekaru goma da suka wuce, yayin da take karatun MA a tarihin fasaha a Cibiyar Courtauld da ke Landan, Claire Mander ta ci karo da rufin benen da ba a kula da shi na tashar jirgin karkashin kasa ta Temple da ke kusa. Ta ji an jawo ta zuwa wannan wuri mai cike da ciyayi, wanda ke ba da kyakkyawan gani na Thames da London Eye.
"Ya kasance datti, wanda aka watsar, kuma yana jan hankalin halayen rashin zaman lafiya," in ji Mander, wacce yanzu ita ce darekta kuma mai kula da theColab, wata kungiyar agaji ta fasaha da incubator da ta kware a manyan sassaka na waje. Ta binciki tarihin wurin da aka watsar, wanda aka gina a matsayin wani bangare na Victoria Embankment a 1870. Kafin haka, wurin ya kasance gidan lambun sassaka na karni na 17 wanda Countess na Arundel ta kirkira.
"Ya ba ni kwarin gwiwa don tunanin yadda rufin benen zai iya zama lambun sassaka na mata na musamman," in ji Mander. "Yanayin 'boye a bayyane' na wurin ya zama kamar wuri mafi dacewa don magance wasu rashin daidaiton jinsi da muke gani a cikin ayyukan fasaha na jama'a."
Wani bincike na Art UK ya gano cewa daga cikin kusan abubuwan tunawa 1,500 a Landan, fiye da kashi biyar an sadaukar da su ga maza masu suna, yayin da kashi 4% kawai aka sadaukar da su ga mata—rabin adadin wadanda ke murnar dabbobi. Kuma daga cikin dukkan sassaka na jama'a a Landan, kashi 13% kawai mata ne suka kirkira.
Mander ta ci gaba da matsa wa majalisar Westminster har sai da suka ba ta izini. Tare da kudade daga gudummawa da sama da £500,000 daga majalisar har zuwa yau, Lambun Mai Zane ya bude a watan Oktoba 2021. Shi ne lambun sassaka na jama'a na farko kuma tilo a duniya da aka sadaukar da shi ga ayyukan mata masu fasaha. Tun daga lokacin, ya jawo hankalin maziyarta 100,000 a shekara, ya ba da umarnin manyan ayyuka 18, kuma ya hada kai da masu fasaha 24 daban-daban masu tasowa da kafaffu.
Amma yanzu, Places for London, reshen kadarori na Transport for London, ya gaya wa theColab cewa lasisin su na amfani da wurin ba zai sabunta ba a ranar 1 ga Oktoba, kuma dole ne su share lambun.
Wani mai magana da yawun Places for London ya ce: "Rufin benen da rufin tashar na iya buƙatar gyara mai mahimmanci da aikin aminci, kuma dole ne a share wurin don tantance aikin da ake buƙata. Muna aiki tare da Majalisar Birnin Westminster da masu ruwa da tsaki na gida don bincika wasu wurare na kusa don Lambun Mai Zane, yayin da kuma muna tsara tsare-tsare na gaba don rufin benen a Temple."
Mander ta ƙi yarda, tana cewa gyare-gyaren game da haɓaka kadarorin kasuwanci ne a karkashin rufin benen, kuma bisa ga iyakar aikin, babu ambaton babban gyaran rufin. Ta yi imanin cewa wurin yana cikin hadarin a mika shi ga wani mai ci gaba mai zaman kansa. "Wuri ne mai kyau tare da kyakkyawan gani na kogi, wanda ya dace da abubuwan VIP na sayar da cocktails masu tsada. Ba su fahimci cewa wannan aiki ne mai mahimmanci ba. Tunaninsu ya zama kamar mu ƙanana ne, kungiyar agaji ce mai rauni da mata ke jagoranta tana yin wasu ƙananan abubuwan sassaka. Amma muna shirye mu kai wannan kotu idan har ya kai ga haka." Sun kaddamar da wani kamfen da koke don ceton lambun.
Alexandra Hodby, shugabar shirye-shirye a Yorkshire Sculpture Park kuma mai kula da lambunan, ta nuna cewa irin wadannan wurare suna da muhimmiyar darajar al'adu da tattalin arziki, ga masu fasaha da kuma biranen da suke ciki. "Dubi High Line a New York. Ba ma wurin jama'a ba ne, sai aka mayar da shi jama'a ta hanyar fasaha. Masu fasaha sun kunna shi. Yanzu yana daya daga cikin wuraren da aka fi ziyarta a birnin."
Hodby ta yi imanin cewa sassaka yana da ikon musamman na jan hankalin jama'a ta hanyar da fasaha a bangon gidan kallo ba ta yi ba. "Akwai gaggawa a gare shi—babu rabuwa tsakanin aikin da duniya." Wannan gaskiya ne. A ranar da na ziyarta, Landan tana cikin zafi mai zafi. Ma'aikatan ofis, magina a lokacin hutun abincin rana, da masu yawon bude ido da suka rude duk sun cika wurin. Wani yaro yana rarrafe zuwa ga sassaka mai duwatsu na mai zane na Mexico Adeline de Monseignat Croissant, mai yiwuwa yana tunanin abin hawa ne. A nesa, ina ganin mutane suna daukar hotunan kansu kusa da Savoy na Alice Wilson, wani babban daji na katako masu launi.
"Tabbas, ganin fasahar da mata suka yi yana karfafa wa sauran mata da suke son yin fasaha da kansu. Amma yana da zurfi fiye da haka," in ji Hodby. "Wakilci yana nufin kasancewa cikin wurin jama'a kuma a gan ka. Ganuwa yana ba maziyarta damar ganin kansu, ko a Lambun Mai Zane ko Yorkshire Sculpture Park, inda muke kokarin nuna nau'ikan masu fasaha da yawa, ciki har da wadanda ba na binary, 'yan luwadi, da matasa masu fasaha."
Lakwena Maciver ta kirkiro nunin bude wurin, wani zane mai launi mai suna Back in the Air: A Meditation on Higher Ground. Ya shimfida dukan sararin murabba'in mita 140. Ga mai zane dan Burtaniya-Uganda, wurin yana da ma'ana ta musamman. "Lokacin da nake matashi, muna shiga birni da jirgin kasa, kuma ina tuna zama a Embankment Gardens ina cin Skittles tare da 'yar uwata. Ina tunanin makomara amma kuma ina jin cewa, a matsayina na 'yan tsiraru, Landan ba ta zama tawa ba. An nemi in yi zanen yana da mahimmanci sosai saboda an gayyace ni in ba da gudummawa mai girma. Ya ji kamar, ni na zama! Ban taba tunanin rashin yin aiki a babban sikelin ba, amma ina da mu'amala mai kyau da maziyarta a can wanda ya ba ni kwarin gwiwa sosai."
Mai zane Florence Peake ta kirkiro aiki don nunin yanzu na wurin, Sculpture in Three Acts. "Yana da wuya a kwanakin nan a Landan samun wurin jama'a da yake kyauta kuma ba shi da manufar kasuwanci. Wuri ne don tunani, shan numfashi, da kasancewa tare da ayyukan fasaha wadanda zasu iya jawo ka da kuma haifar da sarari don tunani."
Ta yi imanin cewa lambun ya samar da wurin da ake buƙata sosai. "Yana bawa maziyarta damar ganin cewa mata na iya kirkiro manyan ayyuka masu girma. Tabbas za mu iya! Kawai ba a amince da mu mu kasance masu buri da yin aiki a babban sikelin ba. Sau da yawa ana watsar da ra'ayoyinmu a matsayin na butulci. Abin da na fuskanta ke nan a cikin shekaru 30 na zama mai zane. Wani mutum ya zo ya ce, 'Ina so in gina wani babban karfe mai tsayi mita 18 a iska,' kuma ana kiransa mai hazaka. Idan mace ta ba da shawara iri daya, mutane suna musayar kallon damuwa."
A tsakiyar lambun akwai bukkar mai zane, wacce a yanzu tana dauke da hoton da aka zagaya na mai zane na mata Linder Sterling. "Lambun Mai Zane yana cikin Temple, wanda ya kasance yankin Knights Templar," in ji ta. "Da alama mata yanzu dole ne su zama mayaka kuma su kare hakkinmu na zama a can."
A bayan hoton akwai hoton Countess na Arundel, yana tunatar da mu game da matan da suka gabata. "A daya bangon bukkar, kana iya ganin kalmar 'She Is Here,' taken aikin, an rubuta shi da girma," in ji Sterling. "Yanzu da wurin ke cikin barazana, 'She Is Here' ya zama kiran taro—ba za mu tafi ko'ina ba."
Tambayoyi da Amsoshi
Ga jerin tambayoyin da ake yawan yi game da yakin ceton lambun sassaka na mata tilo a duniya
Bayani na Gaba ɗaya
Q Menene "Dole ne mu zama mayaka"
A Yakin ne don ceton Lambun Sassaka na Mata, wanda shine kadai lambun sassaka na waje a duniya da ke nuna ayyukan mata masu fasaha kawai. Yakin yana fuskantar barazana kamar yanke kudade, ci gaban filaye, ko rashin kulawa.
Q Ina wannan lambun sassaka yake?
A Lambun yawanci yana cikin wani yanki ko kasa na musamman. Takamaiman wurin yana cikin gaggawar yakin.
Q Me yasa lambun da aka keɓe ga mata masu fasaha yake da mahimmanci?
A Domin mata masu fasaha sun kasance ba a wakilta su sosai a manyan gidajen tarihi da wuraren fasaha na jama'a. Wannan lambun yana ba da wani wuri na musamman don ayyukansu, yana kalubalantar duniyar fasaha da maza ke jagoranta, kuma yana karfafa tsararraki masu zuwa.
Q Wanene ya fara wannan lambun da yakin ceton shi?
A An kafa shi ta hanyar ƙungiyar mata masu fasaha, masu fafutuka, da shugabannin al'umma. Yakin na yanzu yana karkashin jagorancin wata kungiya mai zaman kanta kuma tana samun goyon bayan masu fafutuka na gida da na duniya.
Rikici da Kalubale
Q Menene ainihin barazanar da ke fuskantar lambun?
A Babban barazanar yawanci shine hadewar: 1) Rashin kudade ko tallafin gwamnati, 2) Shawarar ci gaban gidaje don gina filin, ko 3) Lalacewar sassaka saboda rashin kulawa.
Q Shin lambun yana rufe da gaske?
A Yana cikin hadari mai tsanani. Ba tare da mataki na gaggawa ba, ana iya rushe lambun, sayar da shi, ko sake gina shi. Yakin yana nufin hana hakan.
Q Wadanne sassaka ne ke cikin hadari?
A Adadin ya bambanta, amma yawanci tarin manyan sassaka 20-50 ne na mata masu fasaha na duniya da na gida.
Q Shin wannan game da kudi ne kawai ko akwai wasu batutuwa?
A
