Author Archives: Sandrine Lambert

Sandrine Lambert is an anthropologist and a postdoctoral research fellow at Concordia University's Ethnography Lab and the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology in Montreal.
An old building with colorful lights projected on its façade.

Introducing Citizen Technology: Ethnographic Insights from Makerspaces

When I first arrived at the makerspace known as Fab Casa del Mig, in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona, I crossed a large urban park called La España Industrial. I later learned that the park occupies the site of a former textile factory with the same name. Walking through the park, I passed people walking their dogs, groups playing basketball or pétanque, and others simply spending time with their family there. At the end of the park stands Fab Casa del Mig, the last remaining building of this former industrial complex. Inside, there is a large makerspace. (read more...)