Thu 21.7. - Thu 25.8.2011 Red Carpet over Urban Wasteland

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Our city has many plots of unused land – places waiting for something new to be built or that have, for one reason or another, been left undeveloped. To celebrate the final stretch of summer, the Art Clinic completed a work where over 420,81 metres of red carpet guided the inhabitants of Turku to view hidden urban sceneries from the Kakola Hill. The red carpet was weaved by 1059 weavers of the Varsinais-Suomi Arts and Crafts Association and the Taito centres operated by Åbolands Hantverks. On July 21st the parade carpet invited the weavers and fellow inhabitants to rest their eyes on a completely new view of our city on one of the seven hills of Turku.

Over 4000 guests walked the red carpet during June and July 2011. The guests were asked to give suggestions about how they would like to use the wasteland in the future. The suggestions and wishes are read carefully and delivered forward to the decision-makers of Turku.

The opening of Red Carpet over Urban Wasteland was held 21.7. and the carpet stayed on Kakola Hill until 18.8.2011.

Concept Meiju Niskala. Assistant Meiju Lampinen. Production Emmi Kantonen / Turku365 Art Clinic. Photos Tuukka Kaila, Karoliina Knuuti and Liisa-Mari Ojala.

Weaving: Varsinais-Suomi Arts and Crafts Association and the Taito centres operated by Åbolands Hantverks

Materials: Marimekko, Finlayson, Nanso, Suomen Tekstiiliteollisuus

The opening 21.7. (click to enlanrge)

  • Alku portti The red carpet before the openin...
  • Alku aidalta
  • Eka aidanreikä The carpet starts here.
  • Avajaisvieras aidan läpi First guests climbing through th...
  • Tarjoilu Strawberry juice was served to t...
  • _DSC6632 Many of the weavers came to the...
  • Alkukaarre First downhill
  • Alamäki 1 The carpet so far
  • _DSC6580 The first 150m of the carpet
  • _DSC6508 Under the car shelter the carpet...
  • Joutomaan halki The line through the wasteland c...
  • Kakola + matto
  • _DSC6637 This train of opening guests...
  • Kakolan kulma ... will arrive at the jail's co...
  • Piiitkä luikura takaa
  • _DSC6514 Behind the old jail
  • _DSC6528 On this stretch...
  • Avajaisjono ... the guests got to see a milk...
  • Avajaisjono 3 The opening parade walking baref...
  • _DSC6522 ...towards the next corner and a...
  • _DSC6532 Bluebells admired the parade.
  • Avajaisjono 2 The parade passing the abandoned...
  • pitkämutkula This part is left behind in the...
  • Kulma The second and third fence with...
  • Kulma 2 The carpet made a tight turn to...
  • Johdattelu On the other side of the hole
  • _DSC6651 There they come!
  • satukiemura 2
  • Satukiemura-kaksoisvalotus The carpet continues towards the...
  • Ylös mäkeen Twisting towards the ending poin...
  • Alle kuukautta myöhemmin samalla paikalla pidettiin avajaispuheita ja nostettiin mansikkamehumaljat kaikille 1059 matonkutojalle ja muille paraatimaton prosessissa mukanaolleille. Speaches were given at the end p...
  • Halaus The weavers and the Art Clinic c...
  • Halaus 2 More hugs
  • Kyltti & vieraskirja The guest book asked the guests...
  • _DSC6668 How about a belvedere, a zoo or...

Katso video

Video made by Karoliina Knuuti. Music: Curtis Mayfield: Move on up