By George!

A little belated this one…but, you know we got there eventually.

The City of Sydney has selected the projects that will be included in this year’s temporary art program in the laneways of the CBD. The project is curated by Dr Steffen Lehmann and the theme this year is “By George! Hidden Networks“. Eight projects have been selected to be installed through Summer later this year.

We submitted a proposal with a (massive) team led by ourselves and Arup, along with Holler, ABC Pool, UTS and the Powerhouse Museum. I will post our proposal for an alternate reality game running through the network of laneways at some point. But for now here are some images of the a few of the winning entries that will fill the back lanes of Sydney’s CBD come Summer.

Images and project descriptions, courtesy the City of Sydney:

‘Infinity Forest’ – Mathew Chan (Scale Architecture), Isabelle Cordeiro, Katie Hepworth: A temporary forest jolting people who cut through Penfolds Place with an unexpected concentration of nature and an intimate reflective room.

‘The Urban Barcode’ – Maix Mayer, Damian Hadley and Tribe Studios: The barcode of Jan Gehl’s “Life Between Building” created with white fluorescent tubes in Abercrombie lane with a pocket size open air cinema showing movies about cities.

‘7 Metre Bar’ – Richard Goodwin, Adrian Macgregor and Russell Lowe: Highlighting inaction on climate change, combining the landscape of weather and topography with the architecture of a catastrophe and the interactive technology of digital games.

‘PS: Potential Spaces’ – Neeson Murcutt, Chalk Horse and Freehills: Linking the idea that laneways could one day be used for future habitation, with new street furnishings, markers, mirrors and lounges, revealing the hidden potential.

The other winning entries are:
‘Dwell in the City’ – Kim Bridgland, Adrian Hill and team –
A prosthetic skin applied to along the brick walls of Bridge Lane, as a barely audible heartbeat pulses through the laneway, visualising decay of aging bodies

‘The Meeting Place’ – Aspect Studios Landscape Architects, Herbert+Mason, Derlot, Light 2:
A playful installation encouraging participation and interaction while heightening the experience of moving through the urban space of Little Hunter Street.

‘Family Unit: Chill Trailer’ – Anne Graham and the Bond Family:
A mobile trailer that opens up and expands with events and performances in a number of laneways to encourage community interaction and participation. The trailer will transform into everything from a nightclub to a kitchen, chill-out space, classroom and even a garden.

‘Forgotten Songs’ – Michael T. Hill, Richard Major, David Towey, Richard Wong:
Engaging with the beauty, unexpectedness and unfamiliarity of displaced birdsongs, while exploring how Sydney’s fauna has evolved and adapted to coexist with increased urbanisation.