Park Here

CAN SPACES SPEAK?

When does a word cease to exist and become an image? While a piece of text is a custodian of the printed word, image makers claim a that a picture is worth a thousand words. Today architects design fonts, photographers capture letters, font designers create installations – when words are pitted against images – this fluctuation and exchange within artistic disciplines makes room for more innovation than a isolated speciality would otherwise allow.

As a part of the Handmade Typography workshop in IDC, IIT Bombay we explored the phrase ‘Park Here’. A universally common sign was deconstructed to the essence of the word ‘Park’ as a noun and a verb. We spent time identifying obsolete spots as a canvas, the installation was created using run-down scrap furniture allowing people to ‘park’ themselves here and have a conversation over cutting chai. Here, there’s a transitional brink in a carefully arranged installation where people come and take centre stage lending a human touch making it truly tactile and tangible.

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