‘if  you  obey  

all  the  rules

you  miss  all  

the  fun’

FootscrayThis  was  an  activity  done  at  the  start  of  the  semester  where  we  looked  at  the  idea  of  play.We  wanted  to  create  an  action  that  would  occupy  public  space  and  activate  the  pub-­lic’s  imagination  through  the  idea  of  games.

play     obstacle     comfort    preconceptions     stare

Footscray  (occupation)

RMIT(installation)

InstallationThis  was  an  installation  for  the  home-­less   project   that  we   did  with   Ceri   in  our   technology   class.     This   project  consisted  of  us  using  recycled  mate-­rials  to  create  a  temporary  place  to  stay  for  a  homeless  person.  Although  we  were   comfortable   in   the  box  we  slept   in  other  people  were  not,   they  often  stared  however  no  one  stopped  to   ask   us   what   were   doing.   So   that  made   us   question,   were   people   not  comfortable  with  our  installation  that  is   why   they   stared   but   comfortable  enough  to  keep  on  walking?

choice:  alternative  route                preconceived  idea  of  site      mature  adults       conform                  

     obstacle    comfort

brunswick A:  Tram  Stop  (brunswick  town  hall)

brunswick  is  a  multicultural  suburb  that  has  the  highest  proportion  of  new  arrivals  from  overseas.  it’s  

cyclicing.

brunswick Road bl  ockFor  this  project,  we   installed  obsta-­cles  through  a  pathway  and   looked  at   how   the   public   would   react   to  the  change  in  the  environment.  We  were  quite  surprised  to  see  that  no  one  moved  the  objects  to  be  able  to  go  through.  everyone  conformed  to  

their  habits  ny  taking  an  alternative  route   but   did   not   change   the   posi-­tions   of   the   obstacles.   the   objects  used   in   the   site   were   cutouts   of  people  that  were  stuck  at  different  heights  on  objects  that  we  found  on  site.  we  used  biins,  a   straight   cone  and  even  stuck  a  woman  upright  on  the  bench  

stage  1 stage  2 stage  3

placed  the  objects  far  

is  placed  on  the  far  left  and  the  second  bin  is  placed  halfway  through  the  middle.

For  the  second  stage,  we  placed  the  objects  a  little  closer  to  each  

was  brought  in  the  middle  of  the  road  where  the  cutout  man’s  leg  reduced  the  walking  space  consid-­erably

stage,  we  placed  the  object  close  together  so  that  the  passer-­by  would  not  be  able  to  walk  unless  they  chose  an  alternative  root  or  walked  on  the  road

Engaged  with  installation

Did  not  engage  with  installation

This  is  a  graph  showing  the  people  that  moved  through  the  obstacle  and  those  that  did  not.  It  was  interesting  to  see  that  there  was  a  higher  percentage  of  peo-­ple  going  through  the  space  compared  to  amount  of  people  avoiding  the  space.

do  you  see  the  grey  dots  in  the  blocks?

Engaged with

installation

Did not Engage

with installation

no  escape      forced,  no  choice    activate  public  

imagination:play         sound   crowdbehaviour   Age:young  adults    Pre-­conceived  idea:  crates

Brunswick  (road  block)

City  (crates  in  a  laneway)

crates in a lanewayB:  Tattersalls  Lane

Tattersalls  lane  is  one  of  the  busiest    laneways  in  China  town.  Situated  at  the  start  of  China  town,  it  is  often  used  as  a  shortcut  from  Lonsdale  street  to  Little  Bourke  Street.  

We  wanted  to  add  this  idea  of  play  in  the  lane-­way.  Tattersalls  lane  is  one  of  the  most  busiest  laneways  in  China  Town.  By  installing  crates  in  the  laneway  we  wanted  to  create  an  obstacle  that  would  reduce  the  crowd  

crowd  to  follow  a  spe-­

We  wanted  to  install  the  crates  in  a  tetris  like  manner.  As  we  felt  that  it  would  connote  the  game  and  people  would  be  more  lkely  to  engage  with  the  installation.  We  introduced  the  tetris  music  in  the  site  to  encourage  passer-­bys  to  engage  with  the  installation  in  a  more  playful  manner.

Crates in a laneway

This  is  the  conversation  had  when  3  teenagers  jumped  the  crates

Conversations  had  with  the  indian  restatant  (the  crates  were  in  front  of  their  entrance)

Amount  of  crates  used  in  trial  1

Amount  of  crates  used  in  trial  2

we  wanted  to  set  up  an  obstacle  that  forced  people  to  interact  with  the  

laneway  in  a  horizantal  line  to  see  wether  people  would  walk  over  or  move  the  crates  in  order  to  go  through.    we  were  surprised  to  see  that  only  one  group  of  5  moved  the  crates  in  order  to  pass.  therefore  we  decided  to  go  

there  was  only  two  groups  of  people  that  did  move  the  crates.

Amount of crates used:

Tattersalls lane trial 2

Amount of crates used:

Tattersalls lane trial 1

Women (7-7.30)

Men (7-7.30)

the  amount  of  men  and  women  that  went  through  the  laneway

choice:voluntary     play       comfort

  curiosity     preconceived  idea:  ma-­

terial     age:  kids  and  parents    obstacle

Fun at the parkC:  playground  Carlton  gardens

Conversation  had  with  the  kids  in  the  park

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4 5

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Conversation  had  with  the  kids  in  the  park

For  this  project,  we  put  streamers  in  a  park  and  watched  if  the  

kids  would  interact.  The  bright  colours  of  the  streamers  encour-­

aged  the  kids  to  approach  and  play.  We  observed  them  jumping,  

going  underand  over,  breaking  through  the  obstacles  created  as  

they  navigated  their  way  through  the  playground

children adultsChildren Adults

Looking  at  the  amount  of  parents  compared  to  the  amount  of  the  kids  present  in  the  -­

enced  the  kids  by  telling  them  not  to  break  the  streamers  while  they  were  walking  through  the  installation

ref  l  ections Even  after  doing  all  these  projects  we  still  ask  ourselves,  is  public  space  really  pub-­lic?  This  semester  not  only  showed  us  the  perks  of  working  and  testing  our  work  on  site  but  it  also  helped  us  develop  a  better  

Through  the  exploration  of  our  different  projects,  we  learnt  that  crowds  are  more  reactive  compared  to  individuals.  We  also  were  greatly  surprised  to  see  how  people  conformed  to  the  spaces  and  obstacles  we  created  and  chose  the  path  of  least  re-­sistance  while  the  walk  through  the  obsta-­cles.  The  kids  in  our  last  project  were  the  only  ones  who  really  reacted  and  engaged  with  the  installation.  They  were  least  con-­forming  of  the  different  age  groups  that  we  tested.

TeChNoLoGy

TeChNoLoGy

This  is  among  the  

we  did  in  the    tech-­

nology  class.  The  

aim  of  this  installa-­

tion  was  to  occupy  

a  public  space  by  

building  a  place  

to  stay  temporar-­

ily  for  a  homeless  

person

installation

Sound walksounds  that  surronded  us.  by  tuning  everything  out  and  cleasing  our  mind,  we  experienced  the  spaces  through  our  sight  and  our  hearing  sense.  This  was  an  eye-­opening  experience  as  we  were  able  to  experience  the  space  in  a  more  intense  manner  and  our  hearing  sense  made  up  for  the  sights  that  were  not  always  visually  visible.  this  project  helped  us  greatly  in  the  under-­standing  of  the  use  of  sound  for  our  second  project:  using  the  crates  the  laneway

brunswickThis  is  the  mechanism  that  we  

passed  through  the  obstacle.  We  

could  not  use  a  tripod  as  it  is  so  

easily  recognizable,  therefore  this  

mechanism  was  created.  It  sat  on  

a  table  opposite  the  site.  This  tech-­

nology  was  temporary  and  quite  

unstable.  However  by  using  sticky  

the  table  it  became  more  stable.  

This  was  a  tripod  made  with  mini-­

mal  cost  nand  available  materials

crates in a lanewayThis  project  required  minimal  technol-­

ogy.  We  used  milk  crates  that  we  piled  

one  on  top  of  the  other.  We  did  not  

want  to  secure  the  crates  together  

because  we  thought  it  would  be  easier  

for  people  to  interact  with  the  crates  

if  they  were  able  to  push  it  around  

and  pick  them  up  so  that  they  could  go  

through  the  pathway.  Piling  the  crates  

one  on  top  of  the  other  proved  to  be  

very  stable  as  none  of  the  crates  fell  

fun at the parkFor  this  project  we  once  again  used  a  very  ba-­sic  technology.  We  used  streamers  and  a  band  of  crepe  paper  and  stuck  them  using  sticky  tape.  By  using  this  inexpensive  and  fragile  technology  enabled  the  kids  to  be  able  to  inter-­act  with  the  installation  in  a  more  active  manner.  They  were  able  to  tear  down  the  streamers  in  order  to  go  through.  

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