Community based art projects for Columbus needs a bit of work. I saw this on-line and I thought that I should share. Part of me is super envious of Japan open embrace of all space having the possibility of being a space of expression. Construction site are inevitable, and any city that is growing in population or commerce is probably also growing in development. These construction sites have to be secured and the public has to be kept at a distance while these structures are being built. It is a marvel to see the build grow from skeletons, to nerves and muscle (wiring and walls), into a full body of a building. At time depending on the project this can take a while, and the sites protections for the public interrupt the natural flow that exist prior to the building inception. It becomes separated and disruptive to the community it is trying to become apart. These barriers are an annoyance to the members of the community. They are ugly, intrusive, obstacles, but in Japan they have become art. Yes the Japanese, are at it again and putting art in our everyday lives. These artworks still are obstacles, but no longer ugly or so intrusive. PingMag profiles Art on Tokyo's Construction Fences, and these artworks have a way of:
blending into the backgrounds of these communities
communicating the culture and history of the area
and even educate us about the construction process
and why this temporary interruption in our lives is worth it. Whatever the purpose of the building, it gives us something to reflect on other than how I had two feet of sidewalk to walk on for the last 30 weeks or how upset you are because you lost more parking spaces because of this site. Hopefully if enough thought went into the construction walls, imagine what the building inside the walls will be like. At least that is how I see it.
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