Over the weekend I noticed this new addition to the parking meters in my neighborhood.
This is a part of the '69 Meters' art installation commissioned by the
Montague Street Business Improvement District. Magda Sayeg, founder of
Knitta Please, and 50 volunteers knit these colorful sleeves that are now covering all of Montague Street's parking meter poles.
Knitta Please is group of knitters from all over the world who display their knitting in public spaces, think of it like knitted graffiti.
Its kinda cool right? All these knitters comin together makin these tactile public displays.
Looking at this reminds me of
Lacey Jane Roberts work.
I first read about her in the
Winter '08 issue of Interweave Knits. She installed her Pink Fence peice in Clarion Alley located in San Francisco, California. Roberts stuff is pretty amazing, large works with very strong messages.
It also reminds me about the
Knit Knot Tree. Which in looking it up again I've found that it was inspired by the Knitta group's work.
To find out more about the '69 Meters' installation check out the
Montague BID website or on
Knitta Please.
You can also download a guide listing all of the knitters names and the location of their peice
here
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