By definition, a glitch is “a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment” (dictionary.com), which means it is understood as a negative process. We understand a glitch as the sudden malfunction of the border as a limit, or, in other words, as an unexpected change in the meaning of the waterways for the community, as they develop into places for connection and social encounter. These glitches initiate processes of awareness-building and community appropriation, which shift the residents’ perceptions of the waterways as borders into essential shared urban spaces.
We understood the glitch in terms of moments, actions or intentions that momentarily changed the way the waterways were used by the communities, creating, even if just for a brief moment, the possibility of distorting the imaginary line that creates the border, and making it a limitless space that enhances the well-being of the people.
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About usWe are a group of interdisciplinary students researching about the perception of water in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. |