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With many of our older buildings and houses torn down to be replaced by new structures containing on-site gyms, ground floor retail and boasting amenities such as swanky restaurants with 360 deg. rooftop views, there has been real displacement for those seeking basic, affordable living conditions.
Proposals based on commerce , commercialism and capitalist agendas.
Not evil agendas, but in a city that in 2005 had a population of 575,000 and in a decade boasts over 670,000 there is a serious need for housing growth.
Some have been pushed out into suburban communities, many have had to restructure they’re lifestyles and at last count in 2014 9,294 Seattle residents are simply homeless.
There is nothing about being homeless that is simple, constantly moving to maintain a place of shelter, long waits to acquire basic needs such as state assistance, jobs and housing.
As an artist and sign maker, I see signs everywhere. They catch my eye. They tell a story of past, present and future. The proposal notice sign, in it’s original function, belongs to the general public and is provided in order to raise community awareness. Repurposing this material, the function of the sign becomes an object of structure in the community that can provide basic human utility. A place to rest and congregate, a place for dialogue and neighborly support. They are to be arranged and rearranged, for the individual or group, taken to be given away.