WHAT IS MEANINGFUL SOLES ?

'Meaningful Soles' is a youth spirituality and creative arts project in two parts inspired by UK artist Paul Hobbs 'Holy Ground' and bringing the idea to Australia!!

PART ONE
What I would like to do is broaden the project and invite people known and unknown to contribute their shoes and their story to what will become an art installation styled space with lighting, instructions, music, shoes and stories on A4 sheets for people to move amongst, reflect on and engage with.
This reinforces my own belief that every person has a story and every story is worth hearing!!
With young people it's about inviting them to reflect on the life and spirituality of others and to help them make sense of a wide variety of experiences and stories.
Participants will be from a broad spectrum of spirituality and values, the installation will not be overtly Christian only and no shoes will end up on EBay!!

PART TWO
Alongside Part One I will also be running worship, reflection and camping based experiences of people bringing/taking off their own shoes and writing and sharing their own stories in a similar space!
This will be an evolving experiment and photos and stories of any 'Soles' activity and developments will be shared here!!



Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Stay tuned for more Shoe Stories


Although things have been very quiet on the 'shoe front' I have had contacts from several people and have pursued some leads......
I am still amazed and humbled that Dave Andrews of 'The Waiters Union' in Brisbane sent me some sandals and a story of the formative time he and wife Ange spent in India and in the early days in Brisbane!!
Donna Meehan will probably never part with he stained boots from a time as a 'human shield' in Iraq but could 'lend them' for a planned space....
And TODAY I secured a nod from Juan Mann [the 'Free Hugs' guy] to continue a dialogue and look out for a pair of shoes which might help share the message of 'Free Hugs'!!
Tristan's story of the 'postie bike' Charity ride from QLD to NT is also amore than worthy contribution.... I hope his bike boots don't get shredded... just worn out enough to attract the need for a new pair!!