The point of all this

So you may have seen some of the interesting shizz going down in this blog and wondered (if you're like me and think a little too hard about these things): what's the point?

There are two points actually, both of which come from two totally different ways to look at art.

The main idea behind this project follows along with the urban playground movement: a series of artistic projects and improv events around the world that seek to reclaim public space, and bring fun and personality to otherwise bland structures and infrastructures. Wouldn't it be fun to wait for the bus in a quirky living room environment, instead of in a structure that is almost purely functional? Wouldn't it be great to make a bus shelter something that greatly improves someone's day because of the experience it creates?

The second layer of this project explores the idea of home, and refers back to more "traditional" installation art of the 70s that seeks to sculpt an encompassing experience and intellectual theme. Through this exploration, we wish to show how different ideas of a home that come through different life "stages": the child stage, where anything is possible, and a dream home is something outrageous and unlimited by pragmatism; the young adult, where life and furniture are mismatched, and the decor is very grounded and dictated by use; and the adult stage, where a lot of the elements are sculpted based on others' demands and expectation, and many of the elements are there to impress upon an invisible audience. The categories are not really based on age, rather they are based on an archetypal view of that life stage - for example, someone who is 80 could look at life (and furniture) through the eyes of a child. The goal of using the archetypes is to find a way to address the different ways in which people look at a home based on how they see the world around them.

Both ideas represent two totally different ways of looking at installation, and when used together will create an interesting layered experience. The reason for the project's existence is to add that sense of fun and awesome to the life of a typical bus user, and the decorating scheme was picked in such a way that anyone could have a more intellectual take on the project if they wished.

All this being said, an art project does not by any means need to have a point to exist. This blurb is just here for those future art historians who are totally checking us out.