A composition of re-imagined street games, around the buildings of Southbank Centre.
The project is based in the history of improvised and made up games, particularly by
kids in urban neighbourhoods without designated parks, forced to play in the street––
implicating city planning and gentrification. I devised different compositions that reference
existing street games such as hop scotch, ball games, and a local historical dance called
The Lambeth Walk; a working class walking dance from the 1930’s. Simple instructions
are given as starting points for games and movements that are open-ended, with uneven
ground markings leaving space for players to make up rules as they go. Games are non-
linear, asymmetrical and expansive, with organic lines crossing over architectural spaces,
allowing the Southbank site to be experienced and viewed from various perspectives.

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Photography by Nick Graham