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Gamelan Bike Bike draws its musical inspiration from Bali, Indonesia and its raw materials from the scrap metal bins of Vancouver. Founded in 2012 as a community-based ensemble, the group’s instruments were created from various scrap metals, including over 100 discarded bicycle frames, that were transformed into tuned metallophones and gongs. The 10-member ensemble is… Continue reading Gamelan Bike Bike

This little library, located at east 10th Avenue and St. George, is a small-scale attempt to create new community spaces in unexpected places. While the built environment of our city overwhelmingly promotes an identity rooted in consumer behavior, public gathering places such as libraries and community centres instead promote civic values of accessibility, inclusion, and… Continue reading St. George Street Library

Vancouver’s once extensive street car system provided a vastly different way to move through the city. How would experiencing the city through this different form of collective movement shape one’s sense of space, time, and possibility? Cycle Cinema was a group bike ride that attempted to conjure elements of this street-car era through illusion; moving… Continue reading Cycle Cinema