Making the environment around Luchtbal, a multicultural northern district in Antwerp, more pleasurable for inhabitants and attractive for external visitors, was central during this week of brainstorming, prototyping and realization.
Children and their way of transforming different elements into games and ways to express their imagination were also a very important part of this week’s workshop and that's why we created interactive floor art for these little creators of joy.
We created three artworks in different locations in the neighborhood. Each drawing is a hot air balloon drawn around present elements on the street. We connected them by drawing arrows on the sidewalks. Inhabitants can go on a quest throughout Luchtbal to find the different paintings. We used a striking blue painting to create the artworks and arrows to have a strong recognisable visual language.
In the beginning, we traced the general shape of all the balloons and used semi permanent blue paint. This formed the base for our little creators to unleash their inner artist and to join us in filling in the blank spots.
Ultimately, every balloon was a piece of art, but also an interactive game for these children to play with. We used childhood games that evoke intuitivity while still calling for their imagination to come up with new games.
The color blue represents both the sky and the sea and is associated with open spaces, freedom, intuition, imagination, inspiration, and sensitivity.
These are all terms that allign perfectly with the intention of this workshop: Let your creative spirit flow and use your imagination to create a 'new babylon' full of joy and positivity!
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