Have you seen the very clever art exhibition on our green?
At 1st glance it might just seem to be an orange plank - until you take a walk around the rest of Hackney Wick & Fish Island.
You will notice a few more orange pieces dotted all around the streets.
They are the work of the brilliant new artist Rowan Durrant. He has identified a few places where something has just been neglected - and has put them right - but in orange.
We all know that PMMS have completely neglected Leabank Square for years - and have left some parts to rot away and decay. For this privilege - we have paid them shedloads of 'service' charge. The bench on the green has been broken for 3 years - and despite several attempts to get them to fix it - it takes an artist who doesn't even live here - to get it done.
He's done the same in a few other spots around our streets. Signs the councils have just left broken - 'street furniture' the authorities have just never bothered to replace, rails etc.
So whether you see our new installation as art, a message to some one in so called authority that they have failed, an audit of how western 'civilisation' is just not bothered - whatever your take is - just get out there and do it!!
Make your own art!
Please see: http://rowandurrant.com/
At 1st glance it might just seem to be an orange plank - until you take a walk around the rest of Hackney Wick & Fish Island.
You will notice a few more orange pieces dotted all around the streets.
They are the work of the brilliant new artist Rowan Durrant. He has identified a few places where something has just been neglected - and has put them right - but in orange.
We all know that PMMS have completely neglected Leabank Square for years - and have left some parts to rot away and decay. For this privilege - we have paid them shedloads of 'service' charge. The bench on the green has been broken for 3 years - and despite several attempts to get them to fix it - it takes an artist who doesn't even live here - to get it done.
He's done the same in a few other spots around our streets. Signs the councils have just left broken - 'street furniture' the authorities have just never bothered to replace, rails etc.
So whether you see our new installation as art, a message to some one in so called authority that they have failed, an audit of how western 'civilisation' is just not bothered - whatever your take is - just get out there and do it!!
Make your own art!
Please see: http://rowandurrant.com/
10 comments:
What does it all mean?!
Just noticed it. I was wondering what you all were discussing around the bench the other night? It looks like a mobile phone advert.
Anna
I saw it on the way out this morning and did a double take. Just had to check up the blog 1st thing at work.
I think pmms should be ashamed of themselves. How about asking Rowan to paint all the other neglected & broken parts of LBS orange?
No wait! Then we'll be living on a completely orange estate!!
Fi
rubbish
Yes but is it art?
Leabank Square has been Tangoed!
Sóna please could we paint all the cars that park on the entrance sidewalk - orange as well? I'll go halvies on a massive tin of orange paint!
Fi
Nice post there . Such a beautiful place can make our mind happy and good for health.
Nice blog post there. Beautiful places are good for health.
Can you get him to tackle the Media Centre?
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