INTERVENTION IN THE PUBLIC REALM

Intervention in the public realm focuses on building a sense of community for everyone, including those who suffer from mental health issues.

Problem: There is a lack of public projects and installations in the public realm that bring the community together to engage with one another. There is also a lack of areas of retreat in public areas for people to deal with or treat their mental health issues.

Possible Solutions:

• Install pods of light and sound therapy that can be distributed in public parks and readily found, in the same way that benches are in cities, to allow people to receive treatments of light and sound therapy and reenergize themselves
• Establish a lighting environment that encourages interactions amongst groups of people