{"id":55,"date":"2017-12-06T16:21:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2017-12-14T04:44:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T04:44:21","slug":"south-end-think-space","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/south-end-think-space\/","title":{"rendered":"South End Think Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The people of the South End deserve a space to come together. A space for brainstorming projects, hosting existing community organizations, cooking food with neighbors, and enjoying leisure time. This dynamic community center is a platform for residents to renovate and redesign the community around them. The South End Think Space (SETS).<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-55\" data-postid=\"55\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-55 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cq1t000 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full   tb_4d20602 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <div  class=\"module themify_builder_slider_wrap tf_clearfix module-slider tb_ibg0760  slider-overlay  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"themify_builder_slider tf_carousel tf_swiper-container tf_rel tf_overflow\" 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                  <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                        \n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>The South End Think Space at 78 Summer St<\/div>\n                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\">\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27632%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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   <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                        \n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Brainstorming In The South End Think Space<\/div>\n                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\">\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27256%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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     <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zrgn560 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full   tb_eubj066 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_on0t007 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat Is SETS?\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zss0607 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full   tb_t9jl077 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_y10u700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <ul><li>Residents of the South End will renovate and redesign 78 Summer Street<\/li><li>Residents will brainstorm plans for projects that aim to improve conditions in the South End<\/li><li>SETS will host existing Waterville organizations to bring cultural and practical offerings into the neighborhood<\/li><li>SETS will be a casual hangout space for community building<\/li><li>SETS will focus on youth engagement alongside the South End Teen Center (SETC)<\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ruag610 tf_w tf_clearfix wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full   tb_m24p117 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_kyhh170 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy is SETS important?\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_ic2x227 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\tIn September 2017, there was a community meeting in the South End to brainstorm solutions to neighborhood issues. Residents formed valuable ideas for neighborhood-based projects, and they left the space with a greater sense of the people with whom they share so many unique challenge; however, it didn\\&#8217;t seem realistic that another meeting would occur. This gathering occurred in the grass outside the South End Teen Center \u2014 a space that is unsustainable in any neighborhood. At SETS, community members can continue these robust conversations to form projects that will address the issues in South End. This is the very essence of the SETS initiative: using the attractive qualities of pragmatic problem solving to strengthen community bonds and improve the quality of life in the South End.     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vwmx662 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full   tb_7rhz929 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_175x276 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat\\'s our inspiration?\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_7c39367 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1  tb_rrz3137 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_gh5z660    image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Theaster-with-kids.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Theaster Gates working with UChicago students to rehab the neighborhood\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\n\t    \n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    Theaster Gates working with UChicago students to rehab the neighborhood\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_x5ak302\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_vyk6766 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\tThis project draws heavily on Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates. In 2006, Gates started using repurposed materials to resurrect a strip of abandoned houses in Chicago\u2019s South Side. He called these homes the Dorchester Projects, and they became community sites for cultural exchange and neighborhood interaction. SETS will serve as the South End platform for neighborhood exchange.\n\nGates\\&#8217;s deeply intentional renovation process aims to \u201c[insert] the place with a distinct local history of the city, and of labor.\u201d Members of the South End will follow Gatesian ideology by renovating and redesigning the SETS home, allowing residents to take ownership over their own imagined space.     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1  tb_rk36760 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2ua7293    image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagomag.com\/images\/2012\/0212\/C201202-ST-Theaster-Gates.jpg\"\n\t       \t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/theaster.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" alt=\"Theaster Gates\">\t    <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\n\t    \n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    Theaster Gates\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .subrow_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jugj001 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1  tb_78o8611 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o3g8726    image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Brainstorming.jpeg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"Inspiration for collaborative work space\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\n\t    \n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    Inspiration for collaborative work space\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jjtb772\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qe04760   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>This project was founded upon principles of \u201cEthical Redevelopment\u201d, a term coined by Place Lab: a team of mindful urban thinkers led by Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago. 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A space for brainstorming projects, hosting existing community organizations, cooking food with neighbors, and enjoying leisure time. This dynamic community center is a platform for residents to renovate and redesign the community around them. The South End Think Space (SETS). The South End [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7949,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"builder_content":"<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/78SummerSt.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" alt=\"South End Think Space at 78 Summer Street\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/78SummerSt.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" alt=\"South End Think Space at 78 Summer Street\"><\/noscript> \n The South End Think Space at 78 Summer St <img 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27590%27%20height%3D%27393%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/fit-brainstorming-session.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" alt=\"https:\/\/spin.atomicobject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fit-brainstorming-session.jpg\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/fit-brainstorming-session.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" alt=\"https:\/\/spin.atomicobject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fit-brainstorming-session.jpg\"><\/noscript> \n Brainstorming In The South End Think Space <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27256%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-12-at-11.12.16-AM.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" title=\"South End Think Space\" alt=\"South End Think Space\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-12-at-11.12.16-AM.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" title=\"South End Think Space\" alt=\"South End Think Space\"><\/noscript> \n 78 Summer Street\\'s Central Location In The South End\n<h1>What Is SETS?<br\/><\/h1>\n<ul><li>Residents of the South End will renovate and redesign 78 Summer Street<\/li><li>Residents will brainstorm plans for projects that aim to improve conditions in the South End<\/li><li>SETS will host existing Waterville organizations to bring cultural and practical offerings into the neighborhood<\/li><li>SETS will be a casual hangout space for community building<\/li><li>SETS will focus on youth engagement alongside the South End Teen Center (SETC)<\/li><\/ul>\n<h1>Why is SETS important?<br\/><\/h1>\nIn September 2017, there was a community meeting in the South End to brainstorm solutions to neighborhood issues. Residents formed valuable ideas for neighborhood-based projects, and they left the space with a greater sense of the people with whom they share so many unique challenge; however, it didn\\'t seem realistic that another meeting would occur. This gathering occurred in the grass outside the South End Teen Center \u2014 a space that is unsustainable in any neighborhood. At SETS, community members can continue these robust conversations to form projects that will address the issues in South End. This is the very essence of the SETS initiative: using the attractive qualities of pragmatic problem solving to strengthen community bonds and improve the quality of life in the South End.\n<h1>What\\'s our inspiration?<br\/><\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Theaster-with-kids.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Theaster Gates working with UChicago students to rehab the neighborhood\"> Theaster Gates working with UChicago students to rehab the neighborhood\nThis project draws heavily on Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates. In 2006, Gates started using repurposed materials to resurrect a strip of abandoned houses in Chicago\u2019s South Side. He called these homes the Dorchester Projects, and they became community sites for cultural exchange and neighborhood interaction. SETS will serve as the South End platform for neighborhood exchange.\nGates\\'s deeply intentional renovation process aims to \u201c[insert] the place with a distinct local history of the city, and of labor.\u201d Members of the South End will follow Gatesian ideology by renovating and redesigning the SETS home, allowing residents to take ownership over their own imagined space.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chicagomag.com\/images\/2012\/0212\/C201202-ST-Theaster-Gates.jpg\" > <img src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/theaster.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" alt=\"Theaster Gates\"> <\/a> Theaster Gates\n<img src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/Brainstorming.jpeg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"Inspiration for collaborative work space\"> Inspiration for collaborative work space\n<p>This project was founded upon principles of \u201cEthical Redevelopment\u201d, a term coined by Place Lab: a team of mindful urban thinkers led by Theaster Gates and the University of Chicago. SETS will use multiple <a href=\\\"https:\/\/placelab.uchicago.edu\/ethical-redevelopment\/\\\">Ethical Redevelopment<\/a> principles to connect residents with SETS.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/files\/2017\/12\/brainstorming-2-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Inspiration for leisure and casual work space\"> Inspiration for leisure and casual work space\n<h1>Potential Team Members<br\/><\/h1>\nWaterville Creates! \u2014 Urban Design Cooperative \u2014 SENA \u2014Waterville Historical Society \u2014 Colby Cares About Kids \u2014 The Reddington Museum \u2014 Waterville Residents \u2014 Colby Art Museum \u2014 Colby Office of Civic Engagement\u2014 Waterville City Council \u2014 Herring Gut in Port Clyde","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":556,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/urbandesigncoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}