Abstract
Urban public spaces are complex and contested sites that are constantly being redefined and reimagined by the demands of public amenity, individual and communal identity and commercial interest. This article draws on a participatory art project in an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia, to discuss and test notions of space, everyday practice and the identity of a place. Using field notes and re-interpreted dialogues from the project itself, as well as drawing on theories of everyday life, Henri Lefebvre’s theory of rhythmanalysis and the process of participatory arts practice, the article discusses the affective process of embodied, artistic engagement and its potential as a rhythmanalytical tool as well as a dynamic process for reading and engaging with the everyday life of public spaces.
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