A temporary swing installation with a completely different aesthetic is Swing it! by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan of supergrouplondon. The aggressively cheerful construction (which reminds me of this kinetic solar sculpture by Ray Eames) occupies the outdoor space of the historic Orangery building in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, which Morag and Luke discovered had been a school at various times in its history (extra points for local history research).
“We felt strongly that the piece needed to connect with the local community and to record their memories and experience of play we held a poetry workshop with the local youth theater group yewtree and between us we wrote a poem called ‘dirty knees & mucky faces.’’”
The community was also engaged in making paper weavings that inspired the patterns for the bright swings and seats, and which reference both the Yorkshire region’s history of textile manufacture and the woven picnic blankets that are a traditional part of the British summer.
The 10 m high scaffold structure links the swings to the mobiles and signs, so that with the motion of the swingers the banners wave overhead in an invitation to come and play.
Swing it! remains in place until September 30, with free admission!
[found at designboom]
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