New Project Re-Imagination, November 2024 Call for Expressions of Interest
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes • Updated: 8.7.24 • By, The Auction Barn
The Auction Barn and its community of buyers and sellers work tirelessly to keep goods in circulation and out of land fill, but some things struggle to find a new home. Simone and Dierdre from our team are collaborating on Re-Imagination, a project showcasing creative remaking of these ‘orphaned’ objects so they have new purpose now and into the future. We’ve seen fabulous reinventions at the Barn, and want to challenge, support and showcase creative makers from Canberra and the region.
We are calling for expressions of interest to adopt one of our orphans and reimagine it for new and emerging needs. Could that beat up antique piano be remade into the exquisite ivory-inlaid cased phone charging stations, or a striking mirror-backed bar? Or the materials reused to make fabulous modernist mobiles? How might it be used to speculate on the future forms and tools of music making and engagement?
We believe this project addresses a global challenge that needs a huge range of ideas, skills and solutions. We need artists and designers, tradies and tinkerers, artisans and hobbyists, students and experienced creatives. We will help connect orphaned objects and makers, promote their work in progress, and showcase the results in an exhibition and auction during the Craft & Design Canberra Festival in November. The auction poses the questions: How has the value of the orphaned object changed through its reinvention? Will it now find a new home?
Got an idea, want help finding an orphan, or want to know more about auctions? We’d love to talk with you! Get in touch at [email protected], or drop in and talk to Simone or Dierdre before 31 August 2024. Stay in touch with the project through Facebook or Instagram @the_auction_barn. Find out more about the project on our Project page: Click Here
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