The Fakir’s Rest, Le repos du fakir, produced in Paris in 2003 by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté, is a short video manifesto examining hostile architecture as a mechanism of urban exclusion. The work documents anti-homeless design strategies embedded in public space, including spikes, studs, rails, segmented benches, and inclined surfaces that prevent sitting, lying, or prolonged occupation. The video constructs a critical parallel between the traditional figure of the fakir—an ascetic who vo
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CONTEMPORARY100 on Instagram: "‘The Fakir’s Rest’ (2003) 6 minute video artwork by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté “Inquiry on anti-homeless furnitures in Paris. Devices placed in front of banks and representative places physically prevent homeless to stay and begg. Those who resist can be called the “fakirs” of public places. Realised by Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté, Production Canal Marches 2003 duration : 6’. More on site : gilfakir.com”"
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The Fakirs’ Rest – When design excludes. In this striking video work, Stéphane Argillet and Gilles Paté expose the quiet violence of hostile architecture in Paris—spikes, barriers, and divided benches designed not for use, but for refusal. What seems like street furniture becomes a tool of exclusion—preventing rest, denying refuge, and reshaping the city against its most vulnerable. By drawing a parallel to fakirs—those who endure pain and discomfort—the artists ask: Who are our cities really bu
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