Testing Grounds

Last night we undertook our night class as Testing Grounds. The goal was to activate a site in a unique and novel place. To achieve this we organized a dinner party and BBQ at the venue. Testing grounds is an outdoor alternative art space that is malleable and allows artists to adopt the space and transform it in a way that suits them and compliments their work. The site is located on a corner block behind the art center. It contains different height mountains and clusters of wooden crates, umbrellas, planter boxes and a shipping container stage with a piano. We ran the BBQ with sausages and chips and set up a spread of food on one of the mountains of creates. We gathered on seats around the fire pits and enjoyed our share plates. I thought the night was very interesting in that it brought together a group of people who dont know each other that well in an event where we all contributed food and worked as a team to bring our services together and make the night happen. Everyone had their unique roles to play and it all came together like an artistic collaboration between a diverse mix of characters. The night itself was like a multidimensional artistic project. The event and documentation of the event made the night a multi layered night and turned the event into an artistic expression of creativity.

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