Performances

The Walking Neighbourhood

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Installed from 20 September 2014 to 29 September 2017
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A boy in a grey hoodie stands on a low wall in front of a building with a "Welcome to Redfern" mural and striped artwork.

A tour devised and led by children.

Artist: Bourke and collaborators
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Remember when kids roamed the neighbourhood? Take a tour devised and led by children, and rediscover what it was like to wander the streets until dinner time.

Starting at a special kid-designed Departure Lounge, you’ll head out into the inner city to see the world through the eyes of our young tour guides.

Artists

Lenine Bourke has collaborated on artistic projects with diverse communities and young people for 15 years. She developed The Walking Neighbourhood with the support of Contact Inc (Brisbane) and Mammalian Diving Reflex (Toronto).

The Walking Neighbourhood has seen kids lead tours in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane the Bagot community, Darwin, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Seoul, Korea and Anti Festival in Kuopio, Finland.

Artistic team:

  • Lenine Bourke (creative advisor and original concept)
  • Karen Batten
  • Claire Christian
  • Billy McPherson
  • Matt Prest

Producer: Intimate Spectacle.

Locations

  • Kings Cross
    The Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street (entrance near Baroda Street), Potts Point
  • Redfern
    107 Projects, 107 Redfern Street, Redfern
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