Mornington Peninsula Shire has commissioned four local artists to create exciting, interactive pop-up art installations in parking bays across the Peninsula as part of the international Park(ing) Day event on Friday 20 September.
Park(ing)Day is a global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener and more equitable streets for people.
This is the first time that the Mornington Peninsula has participated in this growing international event. Congratulations to the selected local artists:
- Liz Walker – Main St, Mornington
- Eleesa Howard – Cook St, Flinders
- Mia Rappel – Pt Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie
- Hyphae Cocreates – High St, Hastings
The temporary public art activations will be located in Blairgowrie, Flinders, Hastings, and Mornington.
A complimentary bus tour will depart from the Mornington Library at 10am to visit each of the four locations and artist - reserve your place on the bus here
Meet the artists
Liz Walker's project 'Let's Talk Green' is an engaging installation about community and sustainability. Inspired by the words of Jonathan Ive, Chancellor of the Royal College of Art, London — "The best ideas start as conversations" — Liz uses an extensive range of resources gathered from inner-city and rural sites to construct sculptures, assemblages, installations, and ephemeral site-specific responses to people, time, and place.
Eleesa Howard's project 'Stitched Stories,' is centred on knitting and is both thoughtful and engaging, emphasizing communication and community through a shared, creative activity. It will invite viewers to enter the space, bring their teas and coffees, knit, and engage in conversation.
Hyphae Cocreates 'Wetlands,' an interactive art piece featuring sculptural and painted elements. This work will create a spatial narrative that the public can view, walk through, and contribute to with paint or other pigments. It reflects Westernport Bay's rich biodiversity by featuring flora and fauna-inspired cutouts, which will be painted live on the day.
Mia Rappel's project 'Blue,' will offer a welcoming vision where visitors step into a space immersed in calming blue tones. Soft textures will be visible and touchable, creating a tapestry of blue tones and a patchwork of disparate elements coming together to form a new whole. This is a space to sit and enjoy the lovely view of the bay, participate in the simple ancient act of beading, and engage in small gestures that contribute to the whole.
