Strangers who had never seen each other, come together for the first time, blindfolded.
Mystery Call: Phones on the street
A phone rings, a sound not unusual but alluring nonetheless, you never quite know who’ll be on the other end.
Sharing thoughts with strangers
Varied musings from the passing people of Hackney last week. The streets start bustling come spring, so more of this soon. Come and help us do it..
Ink on the streets
Aurelia recently shared her ink and brushes with all those who passed us on the streets.
Postcards Canning Town
A rich moment of translation in Canning Town as we invited passing folk to write postcards. What wonder we fit into so few words…
A phone rings on a street bench – do you pick up?
Blind Call is the latest street game we’ll be running this Tuesday. We have two, bright red, old style landline telephones which are connected. We will place them on two street benches round the corner from each other. We invite friends and strangers to sit by the phone on one end and wait for a […]
New smells for the people
“what is it? smells quite nice” “ah, you’ve got a blocked nose…” “that one’s peng” “I’m never gonna get that…” The Smellery, Dalston, July 2017
Street Scents
We’ve been out with the Smellery again recently, offering passer-bys a sniff of our herb and scent collection. It seems like the sort of request that would drive people away: Hello there Madam, would you like a sniff of our smelly selection? But it’s a great success, and a very pleasant way to share moments […]
Guest Book, Hackney, Spring 2017
More recent laughs from the streets here, with Roger’s wild guest book doodles. Where else can you find live illustrations quite like this?
