Patchwork of Dreams
Macbeth, Penny (2014) Patchwork of Dreams. In: Outside: Activating Cloth to Enhance the Way We Live. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 99-114. ISBN 978-1-4438-5695-9
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Creators/Authors: | Macbeth, Penny | |||||||||
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Abstract: | “Can I book a space for our students on the Dream Rocket?” It was the summer of 2009. Our students had collaborated on Jennifer Marsh’s previous public art installation the Interdependence Tree. At that moment, I had no sense of the challenges Marsh would need to overcome to complete the work. The project, which aims to wrap the Saturn V Space Rocket, is now in it’s fifth year of production and is due for completion in the spring of 2015. The American artist Marsh has produced two public artworks since 2007, site-specific sculpture: large scale everyday objects, wrapped in colourful patchwork quilts. The work is conceived and constructed by Marsh and thousands of collaborators, who connect with her via her Internet presence and the many outreach workshops she and others run. This intriguing example of community activism and participation on a global scale, will be explored within this chapter, focusing specifically on the Dream Rocket project, which takes community art intervention to the boundaries of current practice. | |||||||||
Official URL: | https://www.cambridgescholars.com/outside | |||||||||
Output Type: | Book Section | |||||||||
Uncontrolled Keywords: | community, cloth, activism, collaborative, internet, patchwork | |||||||||
Schools and Departments: | School of Design > Fashion & Textiles | |||||||||
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Status: | Published | |||||||||
Output ID: | 7361 | |||||||||
Deposited By: | Penny Macbeth | |||||||||
Deposited On: | 26 Jun 2020 10:08 | |||||||||
Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2020 10:08 |