For the 2009 Sustainable Living Festival we installed a map of Melbourne CBD covered with a thin layer of trace paper for people to directly draw, write and paint onto...
In 2009 we are surrounded by the words and concepts of sustainability. We know we should be green. We know our city should be green. But what would it look like? How could it be imagined? Should we just wait for the experts to give us the blueprint? The OurMelbourne2050 map project provides a blank cartographic slate for people’s imagination. It recognises that everyone can dream, and hence everyone can be involved in building the future. Participants take pen, pencil, brush or glue to a map of present day Melbourne, inscribing their individual visions for a truly sustainable city. The ideas gather and cross-pollinate, creating a rich collective tapestry that will help us re-imagine and re-invent our city. We will all help to transform the map from describing where we are presently going to where we want to be. Come by and add yours!
Situated at the side of the busy walkway outside Art Play we were visited by hundreds of people over the weekend, each person contributing their own ideas around sustainability.
You can read more about this project at: http://www.slf.org.au/festival/program/art/2250
Situated at the side of the busy walkway outside Art Play we were visited by hundreds of people over the weekend, each person contributing their own ideas around sustainability.
You can read more about this project at: http://www.slf.org.au/festival/program/art/2250
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