Urban Realities at Docklands 4

Urban maze or urban passage way? The strongest sensation associated with this piece was the rustling sound of the tissue-y material as you passed through. I saw people walking through it head down - perhaps not even realising it was an installation.

Urban Realities at Docklands 3

Making a wind tunnel fully visible - these wind socks fully inflated in the space between two buildings.

Urban Realities at Docklands 2

There was no text associated with this installation so I have to tell you what I made of it.

 

This piece evoked ships, nets, sea sounds, mystery, treasure, veils and the river. The silver and gold discs are all bottle tops. The gold on the upstanding triangle is all bottle tops. It was set in a landscape of gravel and potted plants.

Urban Realities at Docklands

As part of Melbourne's State of Design Festival, design teams were invited to a 3 day design challenge at Docklands, Urban Realities. 

Quite by chance I happened upon these surprising and intriguing interventions - all thoughtful responses to the Docklands challenge. This is the one I bumped into which led me to the others. Rather than a petrol station, here was a bike tyre pumping station emerging from a green bench on the bike path. And a very helpful person to assist with bike tyre inflation.