Sustainable Ideas and Simple Actions at the 2010
Shanghai World Expo
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai anticipates 70 million attendees who
will wait in lines for hours to catch a glimpse of the ideas and
innovations that will shape our future. Hosted in the most populated
city on the planet, the Shanghai Expo will be one of the largest events
in history. In an effort to address sustainable urban development 189
countries have built temporary multi-million dollar pavilions addressing
the theme: “Better City Better Life.” Yet few Americans know its
happening.
What Are We Waiting For? is a curated project by Daniel S. DeLuca
and Sandrine Schaefer as a facet of the People in Space Project - An
interactive artistic research delegation to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
What Are We Waiting For? invites creative thinkers from a variety of
backgrounds to consider the context of waiting in lines as an opportunity to
spark the imagination through unexpected actions and interactions. We are
looking for ideas that are simple to implement, have a strong concept, and
engage the people waiting in line. Proposals that are selected will be
performed by a team of expert practitioners in and through the lines present
at the Shanghai World Expo Pavilions. You come up with the actions and we
implement them as your surrogate!
Click here to download a PDF with a description of the guidelines.
