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