USE IT OR LOSE IT
Activating existing public art through play to spark a dialogue about place.
In 2019 Sam was invited to create a playful piece of site specific work to engage the local community in a dialogue around their relationship with Coventry Canal Basin. A location that was already home to cultural organisations and independent businesses, it had all the potential of being a rich and thriving community space but yet it lacked a sense of ownerships from local residents.
As part of Coventry Canal Music & Art Festival, Sam created Use it or Lose it, a board game that invited participants to consider the heritage and future of the canal basin, and how it might become a place better used and owned by the community.