Rewrite the Year
One headline at a time
Interactive community board
Temporary Installation — 2014
Seattle, USA
Through the bank window, an illuminated sign invites passersby to fill-in-the-blanks by texting with their phone. Every submission is then displayed on the wall in real-time. Categories for submissions help frame a relevant conversation, keeping topics centred around the area where everyday life and banking overlap, such as growing, finding balance, thinking ahead, making connections.
In the bank, the conversation goes low-tech with postcards for staff to get input when meeting people around the neighbourhood, or as a thoughtful moment to end a tour of the new bank space. The visitors’ handwritten messages are then displayed on a wall inside the bank.
Over the course of the 2 month long installation, we gathered all of the submissions to curate a series of events based on community interest.