Street Element 5: Sculptures as Street Art

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Sculptures convey the message of 3R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, prepared by various artists under Pune Biennale Foundation that further add to the ambience of the street. Placement of the sculptures is thoughtfully planned by considering adjacent land use and activities. For example: ‘The Robot’ an amazingly detailed sculpture fixed in front of a photo booth that currently serves as a selfie point of the area; ‘The Cart’ showing a man pulling a cart fixed in front of Bank portraying that banks support all classes of people in the society; A Stabilized Motion Sculpture of Mother and Child has been fixed in front of Accessory shop for children. The Street has been designed considering safety for all age groups varying from 8 to 80. Design elements such as floor mounted games and sculptures have been planned according to the adjacent street activity or commercial activity which contributes to the liveability of the street, for example: snake and ladder developed in front of the toy shop. The compound wall rebuilt for the residential complexes would be narrating stories of the street design process and characteristics of the streets with the help of caricatures, paintings and murals. This would make the walls interesting and at the same time an interactive edge would be created making the street more lively.

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