Inhabit is a new Brisbane City Council program of public art and events that will transform forgotten and overlooked places throughout Brisbane's CBD. During July and August, laneways, 'pocket parks' and concrete nooks around the city will be re-defined by innovative sculpture, design and events.

Inhabit has been created to promote new ways of thinking about our city. The artists showcased were asked to respond to the theme of 'Ideas of better living'. Urban growth is often linked to the idea of postive progress or 'living better'. But what does such progress mean for city residents? Inhabit explores  this by reinventing the CBD's ' in between' spaces, such as service lanes. These places will become short term venues for a new experience; transforming the everyday into something memorable and unexpected. These installations of art also reflect the ever-changing nature of the city and the way we use it.

See the city of Brisbane in an entirely new way. Download a program guide/map and explore the spaces. Discover Inhabit site by site or make the most of your lunch break and check out something new. Investigate, explore and be amazed - while it lasts.


Art & Design


Christopher Langton
Facade 2008
Digital print on PVC, steel cable fan
Burnett Lane (George Street end)
11 July - 22 August
Hanging high above Burnett Lane, the giant head by Melbourne artist Christopher Langton is a wity nod towards the impact of consumption and techholofy on our perception of what is real. The glossy plastic in this work is also the material of currency in consumer culture. Plastic's malleable nature allows it to be moulded and remoulded - not unlike our ability to remould or change in the hope of being 'better versions' of ouselves. The modern fusion of virtual and real worlds through online networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and even digital imaging software like Photoshop,all offer this chance to make-believe.
  
          
Nicole Voevodin-Cash
Escapespace 2008 
Astroturf, timber. Nicole Voevodin-Cash is represented by ARC One 
Eagle lane (junction with Queen Street) 
11 July - 22 August 
Sunshine Coast artist Nicole Voevodin-cash presents a landscape painting that can literally be inhabited. Spilling across Eagle Lane, her Astroturf terrain references the artificial world of painting. Nonetheless, Escapespace offers some 'real time' out in the midst of the hectic urban environment. Sit back, relax - even enjoy a picnic! Sensory experience is at the heart of Voevodin-Cash's practice. 'Painting' a recreational landscape onto a concrete one, she urges a playful interruption of our ordinary engagement with the city.


Alexander Lotersztain 
Twig street furniture system 2007 
Commissioned by Brisbane City Council
Market Street (Charlotte Street end) 
From 16 July 
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In association with Inhabit, a section of Market Street has been revitalised as a small space for community and events. Brisbane and Barcelona-based industrial designer Alexander Lotersztain has created a suite of sleek, multi-functional furniture for the street. His Twig series, which includes seating and lamps provides a space for nature and a spot to rest within the hectic urban environment.



Inkahoots
Admissions 2008
Interactive projections
General Post Office walkway (access off Elizabeth Street)
11 July - 22 August
For more than 18 years, Brisbane design studio Inkahoots has built a practice based around 'Direct Design Action' in social, cultural and political realms. Their installation situates participants within an interactive voting system. Examining a range of provocative topics and ideas, visitors are encouraged to get involved. Presented with the choice between two opposing ideas or words, you can select your preferred option by moving under sensors installed above the GPO walkway. Your 'vote' will then register on the archway as animated projections. Your action will also contribute to an online, ongoing tally that is viewable here.


Rodney Glick & Lynnette Voevodin
Compostism 2008
Scooters roaming the CBD
11am - 5pm Wednesdays and Fridays
11 July - 22 August
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Perth artists Rodney Glick and Lynnette Voevodin mixe practicality with a hint of the absurd as theyplayfully engages art and history. Compostism humorously refers to the Earth or Land Art of the 1960s and 1970s, which used materials and forms found in nature. the work is an instruction in the art of making compost, making it an Earth Art movement in its own right. Learn the Compostism technique by attending one of the free demonstrations by Rodney Glick, or catching it on the back of scooter-led billboards moving through the city. Grab a limited edition instructional book from the scooter riders.

Events


Janice Kuczkowski's
Experiments in instinctive reaction at
Turbot Street Party
Turbot Street Underpass (between George and Roma Streets)
5pm Saturday 19 July
FREE. No bookings required.
All ages. Drug and alcohol free.
Featuring live bands, performers and artists, Turbot Street Party brings together Brisbane's mots exciting creators in a celebration of counterculture for all ages. Be a part of Brisbane artist Janice Kuczkowski's interactive artwork, which will capture your portrait as your sensations are awakened. Turbot Street Party transforms the urban 'underworld' into a musical and visual playground in the heart of the concrete jungle.


Farm to Fridge
Market Street (Charlotte Street end)
11am - 2pm Wednesday 16, 23, 30 July & 6 August
Pop out of the office for lunch with a difference or get a head-start on your grocery shopping. Get a taste for our local food systems and meet the farmers who about passionate about the joys of farming and country life. Purchase soem of their fresh fruit and vegetables and learn where it comes from, how it gets here, and why it matters.

Chat to the farmers and their 'City Cousins' and discover how Brisbane's city folk can share in the ups and downs of farming.




Compostism demonstrations
Rodney Glick
Post Office Square
12.30pm Thursday 31 July & Friday 1 august
FREE. No bookings required
Rodney Glick is represented by Goddard de Fiddes Gallery
Rodney Glick will guide participants through the layering art of composting - making home compost bins work using food scraps.