commonSPace

Mouthfull

Jack Gittings, Ollie Hutton, Sarah Lee and Raquel Manks.

Property partner - Ash Holwell

Location: 113 Taranaki Street, Wellington

Dates: 21 July - 31 October 2021

Photography: Milan Marick, Nicoletta Mancuso and Linda Lee

Website: common-space.nz

Media: Reimagining Wellington

Report:: Commonspace evaluation in partnership with WCC

Writer: Courtney Brown

How can a space nurture a sense of hope and interconnectedness? This project created a central place of being and belonging, learning and connecting, through de-siloing knowledge and cross-pollinating disciplines, holding whanaungatanga for a younger inner city community to connect more consciously. Commonspace held similar behaviours to a library and allowed participants to play with a critique of what it is to belong in ‘the commons’, exploring space outside of traditional transactions. It provided an enlivening space to incite creative collaboration alongside a guided programme of kōrero, learning, stillness, sensation and wonder.  The purpose of Commonspace was for the public to step out onto the street feeling more connected and alive than when they entered.

Mouthfull is an arts collective of young film-makers, space creators, digital artists and social facilitators guided currently by Jack Gittings, Raquel Manks, Sarah Lee, and Ollie Hutton. Through creation, curation and facilitation of artworks, experiences and spaces - Mouthfull manoeuvres an experimental and collaborative approach to explore the notion of consciously consuming in all its forms. Taking shape in immersive installations, guided tours, workshops, improvised performance, radio broadcasting, and being together in creativity.