informal urban practices

The basic concept of Hop Scotch is imbedded in many minds from a young age, although it was still surprising to see how many different groups of people were up to have a go without any prompting what so ever. A lot of people walked right by even after noticing the hop scotch, some dodged the chalk like it was lava, and others with a spring in their step took full advantage of the new addition to the sidewalk and hopped backwards and forwards. It was surprising to see that the hop scotch squares in more secluded areas were a lot more popular and people often stopped to complete a few rounds before carrying on with their daily activity.

By Jiazhen Ken Chen and Oscar Langley

The intervention action was to get the public involved in our game of hop scotch. We set the game up in Bourke Street on Saturday 7th of August. The weather was perfect for the general public to go shopping in the most popular street of Melbourne.

The types of people who wanted to join in this game were mostly tourist, who didn’t know how to play but were willing to learn and have fun. Overall everyone enjoyed themselves, allowing us to meet new people and keep this day as a happy memory. It was a pleasure to see people enjoying themselves in a simple game of hop scotch.

by
Ivan & Helen

supported by
Laura & Amy