Art @ the Park

It so innocently started out as a blog post about my London visit to Hyde Park here,
and then SHAZAAM!! (with a UR{BNE} Ideas Cafe),  it magically happened in Brisbane.

Art @ the Park  + Art @ the Park Facebook

Great work Murray, it was a great day.

 

Fashion as Street Theatre

Occasionally public space activation and guerilla marketing cross over, and most of the time I don’t mind that it does.  This was the Myer Centre advertising in a fashion flash-mob type “catwalk” using the Queen St Mall.  It made people stop, to watch the spontaneous street “theatre”.

Rooftop Disco: Elizabeth St

I had spotted this beacon of disco lights as I was walking across Victoria Bridge, only to discover it was the new building on Elizabeth St.  From what I can tell it overhangs a shared balcony or pool type space.  It did make me look up, so I guess the architects won me at that game.  

 

Albert St Picnic

3 days of Albert St Picnic, and it’s all a blur.  Co-managing this for UR{BNE} with BCC, was indeed a learning curve.

It was not always an easy process, but on DAY 2 , I was finally reminded that Albert St is a street closure being explored as a future ‘shared zone” and as a move in just “tactical urbanism” than I think it was a great outcome.  This “testing” is what I had always ultimately wanted out of Park(ing) Days.

I wasn’t 100% happy with some aspects, but in the end the photos and public experience tell the story, not me.

Brisbane Sketchcrawl

A hectic day of Sketchcrawl + UR{BNE} Films, but restored my faith in the madness of why I champion these events.

 

Next up Albert St Picnic for URBNE

Lanterns in King George Square

It’s been great to see the Brisbane Festival lanterns popping up again in King George Square and Burnett Lane.   I love the simplicity and great visual impact from repeating forms.  Lanterns in public space are instant AWESOME.