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Abbeyview Park
United Kingdom
Originally inspired by the humming sounds created by the wind as it flows through the hollow railings at the skate park, the concept of the new art initiative at Abbeyview Park is based on conversation, between the skate area and the park as a whole, between visitors and the site itself, and within the community.A stepped grass mound, the same scale and dimensions as the skate ramp opposite, is built on the asphalt facing the existing tiered concrete seating area. The mound is a continuation of the series of other mounds in the park, bridging the two areas together and integrating the skate park more fully into the landscape. The opening on the top tier of the mound is aligned with the approaching pathway and provides both inward and outward view points. In addition to being in dialogue with each other formally, both tiered structures are in dialogue when in use. They simultaneously and interchangeably serve as a ‘stage’ and gathering place: when visitors are using the site they take on the role of ‘performers’, and those sitting become the ‘audience’.In addition to the grass mound, a living oral history of Abbeyview plays an integral part in the project. A half day workshop was held with 39 S1-year students at the local high school. Through a series of exercises and games, we explored ideas of storytelling in art by experimenting how to communicate sounds through drawing and movement. The students later gathered stories from the community in Abbeyview and even told some of their own, all of which are printed in a limited-edition publication. The publications will be sold by the student enterprise group for the purpose of supporting future storytelling and art projects. A selection of these stories were applied to the tiered concrete structure using hand-made stencils and silver spray paint. They serve not only as a catalyst for conversation between visitors to the park, but also as a reason to pause and look more closely at the details of an otherwise nondescript mass of concrete, On a daily basis, each story fluctuates between legibility and imperceptibility depending on weather and light conditions, perspective of the viewer, and how much a section of the structure has been used by bikers and skaters. The stories will eventually break down into reflective fragments becoming illegible at various rates and will eventually disappear altogether as the structure ages and its use increases, reflecting the constant flux of Abbeyview’s population and their changing stories.
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