When designing projects for alleyways, should pleasure and fun be at the heart of every project? Most of the time, sure why not, I truly believe life is meant to be enjoyed and fun or why bother. However I also believe that there needs to be some kind of meaning behind the projects the More Fun Alley Association undertakes as I think joy and meaning should be balanced within projects that the MFA engages in.
For example creating projects that address or create conversation around a social topic like urban farming, sustainability, economics etc is just as important as creating projects that people actually enjoy contributing and engaging in. I read a quote somewhere and unfortunately I forget who said it and went something like this "we are called to leave the universe in a better condition then what we found it," and I intend to do the same thing will alleyways, to leave them in better condition then when the MFA found them. Now that can be exciting or as boring as the imagination will allow.
A project that has been under works for a little while now is creating a dialogue around conservation and using reused materials to help transform alley spaces, so stay turned as that starts to develop.
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