Link UP Showcase 2009 is created in corporation
with:
With kind support from:
Indre By Lokaludvalg
MEKANO CITY
The city is our frame. We move from A to B to C within the frame
on a straight line from the firestation to Højbro Plads.
Our material is scaffolding, the mounting is temporary and changeable,
just like a set of Mekano, where the number of parts which can be
combined is infinte, creating a never ending line of possible combinations.
With our temporary structurs we envision a city where both everyday
life as well as alternatives are taken into account. A city which
can grow, also in the minds of people after our temporary structures
have been disassemplied and moved to a new place, where they once
again will maintain a new function.
With the scaffolding structures we want to set free the spaces of
the city and create space for dreams, play and experiences. The
ideas and thoughts behind will also be communicated though a series
of posters on the route, where and pictures will point out the everyday
details and the unseen sites of the city. We want to plant seeds
of change and give them space to grow.
Thanks to:
Stillandsarbejdernes Brancheklub af 1920
August 28
05.00 pm / Ekstra opening with music & fun in Mekano City
August 31
09.00 am / Itinerary walk'n'talk with Alex Steffen (Worldchanging),
Thomas Ermacora (C.L.E.A.R Village Foundation) and Jesper Pagh (Link UP).
Press only.
September 06
Itinerary marathon through the whole exhibition
01.00 pm / Copenhagen Harbour Bikes
- meet up at the entrance to til Hal D
02.00 pm / Højbro Plads in front of the statue of Absalon
03.00 pm / City Intercom
- meet up in front of Danish Design Center
04.00 pm / The Parallel City
- meet up in front of Hotel Skt. Petri
05.00 pm / Green Space - a pocket park...
- meet up in front of the INDEX: pavillon at Kgs. Nytorv
06.00 pm / Closing debate: Q&A, Drinks & jokes...
- meet up at the entrance to til Hal D