making do

from making-do(ing); = Xin Cheng, Chris Berthelsen and companions. with support from Artspace “ Having a conversation with the junk of a City of Riches feels surprisingly cosy. And inspires intense concentration. With a makeshift trolley of tools and resources in tow, Xin Cheng, Chris Berthelsen and companions become hypnotized by the fine-grain of Auckland’s native wetlands, urban industrial zones and sub/urban deathtraps. Over a series of walks they begin to work out how to come to terms with the Super City in a pragmatic, generative, and non-goal-oriented manner. ” making do might concern: circumstances and eddies, niches and leftovers, material intrigue, spontaneous constructions and rearrangements, sustenance and pleasures of the senses. at least. > Walk 1 in Mairangi Bay (April 3) index HERE > Walk 2 in Avondale (April 9) index HERE > Walk 3 in Orakei (April 15) index HERE > Walk 4 in Onehunga (April 21) HERE > Drawings HERE > Field Recordings HERE > Notes on Public Workshop at Artspace, May 9 - HERE > Accompanying publication, supported by Artspace always in preparation... launched at AKL Zinefest and installed at Artspace Reading Room var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9341435-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}