Derive Adventure

I created a video to show my tour as the tour itself is more of a task rather than a physical tour one can point out onto a map. The aim was gauge your emotions in relation to your physical position. The first step of the tour was to create a…

Reference List

Barthes, R 1991, ‘Listening’, The Responsibility of Forms, University of California Press, Berkeley, pp. 245-260. Derrida, J 1994, Spectres of Marx: The State of the Debt, the Work of Mourning, and the New International, Psychology Press,…

Stop 5 - Indigenous Boy Mural

Seek the Indigenous boy watching over you Clue 1: Walk halfway down hosier lane with your back towards the Ian Potter Museum of Art in Federation Square and look up. This mural painted by Adnate is hard to miss as it completely covers an entire side…

Stop 4 - Troll, No Love

Seek the Lonely Troll by Barek Walk a little bit further down Rutledge Lane until you stop in front of an abandoned doorway. Clue 1: Look behind the tagging The space in which it has been put up perfectly represents the isolation the artist wants to…

Stop 3 - Big Ted

Seek the childhood’s best friend, Big Ted by Will Coles @mrwillcolesClue 1: Find the fluffy toy camouflaged in spray paintWalk up Hosier lane and turn into the first alley on your left into Rutledge Lane and stop at the windowpane. This particular…

Stop 2 - Girl Playing with Fire Hydrant

Seek the girl wearing an oriental patterned jacket spraying orange spray paint from a fire hydrant by Be Free Walk to the end of Centre Place before the entrance of the plaza and turn right     Clue 1: Spot the orange spray paint flowing from the…

Stop 1 - Girl Drinking Peppermint Tea

Seek the girl drinking peppermint teaClue 1: On the corner of Centre place and Flinders laneIt’s always a pleasure stumbling upon hidden street art pieces whilst walking the streets because they are usually easy to miss if you are in a hurry. This…

Stop 5 - A Free Performance

Directions to the Next Stop: From this laneway, head back towards Elizabeth St and turn right, walking towards the intersection Burke St and Elizabeth St. Turn left into Bourke St mall, noticing the bustle and noise. The artworks we have seen so far…

Stop 4 - A Sparkle of Life

Directions to the Next Stop: From here, turn right at the ‘T intersection’ and continue to the end of the alley, turning left into the pedestrian walkway. From this walkway, you emerge onto La Trobe St, with Melbourne Central right in front of you.…