Artist as Neighbour

Near the University of Turku is a pedestrian/bike path nicknamed Uraputki, or "Career Path", because it is a popular route that students take from their residences to the university to take classes to get a degree to get a job... To remind students of the larger picture, this project transforms the path into an interactive space with fill-in-the-blank sentences stenciled on the pavement that say "When I was little I wanted to be ____. Today I want to be ____." Passersby can use chalk to write directly on the pavement and reflect upon their larger life journey, as well as learn about the lives and goals of the people around them. Created with stencils and temporary spray chalk.

Candy Chang is a public installation artist, designer, and urban planner who likes to make cities more comfortable for people. She’s a TED 2011 Senior Fellow and the co-founder of urban design studio Civic Center in New Orleans. She’s passionate about redefining the ways we use public space to share information important to our neighborhoods and to our individual well-being.

”I like to make cities more comfortable for people. I'm passionate about redefining the ways we use public space to share information important to our neighborhoods and to our individual well-being. I believe that one of the greatest things in life is spending time in public places with the people you love. I also believe that these spaces can better serve the people who live, work, and play in them.”
-Candy Chang

Candy Chang is working also in the Flux Aura project