Hanbury Street
Date: 2006
Location: London, England
Project Type: Public installation, video
Site: Brady Arts and Community Centre
Description: This project was the first time-based drawing of architecture. The Brady Centre is a community art center in the East End of London. This specific project developed from ideas about the role of the art studio in the community. The marks on the sheet of paper make a drawing of the building at an acute angle. During a busy market day, community members helped put the sheets on the building and track its development. A poem about 1000 sheets was written by a community member who made an effort to translate my work statement into Urdu.
Screenings:
public installation
Walking into a corner shop, the guys in the back translated the work statement into a poem. They do not think the sheets are really sheets, but dreams of paradise.