Accessibility of Art in Public Space
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Accessibility of Art in Public Space
Through performance lecture styled mapping, this work investigates the relationship and accessibility art holds within various public environments. Through participatory discourse, the work will produce a mind map in critique of art accessibility within Melbourne. This lecture takes into consideration topics such as public safety, privilege within public space, heteronormative structures and the systemic foundation public spaces are formulated, art activism, gender, labor, social practice, environmental art, and the physical/financial barriers that may prevent diverse creative community. The performance is meant as a means for facilitation, and hopes to engage with various perspectives and peoples to curate rich discourse on how art is experienced and produced. Within the map’s production, questions for critique will be informed by limited, individual experience of Melbourne’s public art, and the work acknowledges the subjective experience of the artist.