Re-imagine LondonForwarding the interest of Awesome to the universe, starting from London, one place at a time.

17.11.10 grit, jonas, vincenzo

have you ever been to Fedora?

The Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino

welcome back

looking from a different point of view

how would you re-imagine London?

starting from Southbank

through the rabbit hole

a stolen bridge in Blackfriars

and what is that???

what is re-imagine London?

Re-imagine London is:

A creative exercise that encourages you to look at London in a different way and to re-imagine ʻwhat it could beʼ. We hope this will enable other Londoners to discover new ways or relating to the city.

Awe-inspiring, mind-expanding, fun.

imaginary tour guide - kit

who is it for?

why Southbank?

working in partnership

re-imagineLondon

how does it work?

Re-imagine London (Southbank in this case)

1. two workshops with young people to imagine short stories about spaces and places around Southbank.

2. produce a stand alone ʻimaginary tour guide kitʼ - a map of the area and a set of postcards.

3. other visitors can use the kit to explore and re-discover Southbank as well as giving some feedback or new ideas to co-design and improve the experience.

Tim Simpson - Subversive Sightseeing (2006)

a step beyond provocation or tourist information...

how will we spend the money?

£400 - storyteller, facilitator, venue, equipment.£300 - imaginary tour guide production / print.£200 - marketing material / guerrilla publicity.£100 - documentation, photos & videos.

this project is a prototype and we want to repeat and share it with other people if it works.

a bit about us...

when we arrived to London we were the aliens. we want to get excited about London again!

we want to do something awesomethat can be made real in a short term period!

tour guiding, sustainable tourism and social games...

Thanks.

“Alice didn't care what her mother said; she would keep dreaming about it until the day when her dreams became reality.”

grit, jonas, vincenzo