This talk was by Professor Paul Haywood, lover of fine art & bringing communities closer by challenging their ways of thinking. Starting off he spoke about developing ourselves & exploring all of our interest as did he. I felt that this would be mentioned in all of the lectures that week!
First of all he spoke of Guns to Goods. I've heard of recycling materials to create artwork before however not guns! In rough communities (especially Moss side) in the UK, guns have killed lives disturbing peaceful homes for years. Of course the reputation of these communities will be forever tainted however we don't consider how the families of those who have been killed have been coping. They hate guns. They want rid of all the guns. And with the help of this company they can be! By smelting down the weapons they can be turned into ingots, these can be then used to create sculptures to bring more culture & positivity into the communities.
Another community project he worked on was Colouredge. This was creating colour schemes for communities for example Salford which was well known for it's use of red in architecture, so maybe for example Yorkshire would have lot's of cream (I noticed all the building there were cream haha!). I became really excited when he was trying to develop a nail polish that would change from clear to red in the sunlight! This would enable girls to wear polish in school & not get into trouble! But unfortunately it didn't work (damn!).
This was an awesome lecture. Professor Haywood was a very strong, confident individual which made him very engaging. Working of projects to help a community really shows how design influences all of our lives. Getting involved with such projects would improve your CV too!
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