Year of the Bus London 2014 – 09. Kids Company : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Year of the Bus London 2014 – 09. Kids Company / Karen Roe
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 説明 | About the design:Many young people that I know and who I have met at Kids Company have spent nights in their childhood sleeping on buses to escape street homelessness. I wanted to show the public a reality which goes uncounted due to a lack of statistics and resources. My bus represents the reality and the fantasy of living on a bus, the inside showing the harsh, cold light of different types of children and young people sleeping on a bus while the outside shows the elements of childhood imagination which makes the experience bearable. This bus is to both educate the public and pay homage to the dignity and resourcefulness of young people who find solace on buses.About the artist:Arizona Smith is an ambassador for young people at Kids Company. She has spoken and written on youth homelessness as well as contributing to Kids Company exhibitions around food insecurity. After living in squats in her late teens, Arizona is passionate about showing the reality of children and young people living in extreme poverty in London and the UK.Sponsored by Mizuho.2014 saw a number of anniversaries which will help us tell this story. It's been 60 years since the creation of the iconic Routemaster, 75 years since the launch of the RT-Type bus and 100 years since the world's first mass-produced motor bus, the B-Type 'Battle Bus' that carried soldiers to the frontline during the First World War.Our buses are the arteries of the capital, moving large numbers of people around the city - across the centre and to the extremities. They have affected great social change and continue to offer a lifeline to a diverse range of Londoners. Buses also support the needs of our growing city and in turn help London to function as the engine room of the UK's economy.London is naturally proud of its bus network, one of the largest and most accessible in the world. Despite its size, the bus network remains flexible and able to adapt to the challenges of operating in a constantly changing streetscape.To meet the future needs of the city, while minimising the environmental impact, we are using innovation and new green technology. Our fleet is already one of the cleanest in the UK, but we're constantly striving to see how new technology can further reduce our impact on the environment.The bus sculptures, which are 2.5m long, 1m high and 0.5m wide, are painted and adorned by well-known and aspiring artists to showcase the vital role that London’s buses play in the life and economy of the city and the UK as a whole.Londoners and visitors to the city will get the chance to discover the bus sculptures, which will be organised in clusters, on foot by following public art trails in four areas of the capital – three in central London and one in outer London. |
| 撮影日 | 2014-10-26 12:11:42 |
| 撮影者 | Karen Roe |
| タグ | |
| 撮影地 |