Saturday, 21 January 2012

Concrete Jungle Project

On my recent trip to Sydney I came across an interesting use of temporary hoardings in Ultimo. I found it particularly fascinating. It's a project called Concrete Jungle, and is designed to stir us out of our comfortable suburban slumber, and question our actions and our life.






I love the plants built into it


I think these are my favourites:




 I thought it was all great. 

Nearby in the big car park where I parked my car I found a new sort of parking space that I hadn't seen in rural Australia. Perhaps it's common in larger centres? I don't know. 


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22 comments:

  1. BooksPlease21 January 2012 at 21:15

    These certainly make you stop and read them - and think.

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  2. Staci21 January 2012 at 23:19

    they got my attention!!

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  3. Jill Buck21 January 2012 at 23:43

    It sure does make you think!

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  4. Anonymous21 January 2012 at 23:51

    I agree that this whole project does make you think about what you are doing to help the earth. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Trish22 January 2012 at 00:01

    Very thought provoking indeed.

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  6. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea22 January 2012 at 00:31

    Very interesting and makes you think as well.

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  7. Laurel-Rain Snow22 January 2012 at 01:06

    That collection does give us pause, doesn't it? I especially like the one about "when you throw something away, where is away?"

    Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  8. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)22 January 2012 at 03:23

    Excellent exhibit. Waste is definitely bad design. It drives me crazy when I see all the stuff people throw away.

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  9. Alyce22 January 2012 at 04:49

    That is so neat - especially the parking for "green" vehicles! The 3-d aspect of the real plants as art was nice too.

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  10. Book Savvy Babe22 January 2012 at 05:14

    I agree with the other commenters, these photos do stop and make you think. I have to say that I love the green spaces, that's pretty clever. Book Savvy Babe

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  11. Lisa22 January 2012 at 06:13

    Those are amazing! Thanks for sharing them.

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  12. Laura BurgandyIce22 January 2012 at 06:53

    Thought-provoking! I like the "where is away?" question.

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  13. Anonymous22 January 2012 at 07:58

    Yes, I'd agree with thought-provoking and where does the stuff go that we throw away. Our family has become more conservative and mindful of garbage. We throw away very little.

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  14. Mary (Bookfan)22 January 2012 at 11:01

    Ditto what Burgandy Ice said :)

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  15. Paulita 22 January 2012 at 15:13

    Some interesting posters and slogans. I like the green space parking space. I've heard people complaining about them here. Here's Mine

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  16. Kath Lockett22 January 2012 at 19:48

    I love the 'if you throw it away, where is away' line.

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  17. Marie23 January 2012 at 05:12

    Very cool. I like "Waste is a product of bad design". Maybe if we thought more about where "away" was, we'd throw out less. Something to think about.

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  18. Sharon Galligar Chance23 January 2012 at 08:53

    What a great group of photos! Loved reading them!

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  19. Anonymous24 January 2012 at 02:13

    Fascinating! I LOVE this: "we are in the distraction of our own destruction living off our ecological credit card."

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  20. CameraCruise24 January 2012 at 04:23

    Great series of photos!
    Loved reading them.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Mette

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  21. bermudaonion24 January 2012 at 06:58

    I love that wall!! I drive a hybrid vehicle and have never seen a green space like that. Quite a few of our parking garages have special spaces for plug in vehicles.

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  22. Genie -- Paris and Beyond24 January 2012 at 15:18

    Indeed, where exactly is "away"? It was a question I asked as a child and still am disconcerted by all our waste.

    Love the green space for green cars.

    Bises,
    Genie

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