We are students interested in the ways art can be not only physical and material, but interactive and discursive as well. We have been exploring historical precedents for this specific type of art, known as Social Practice, to see how artists have previously used this platform to highlight issues within the social or political makeup of societies.

Our course has culminated in our own social interaction within local communities. Through this activity, we hope we’ve used art as a vehicle for human engagement and, as a result, forged community where perhaps there was once none.

This project started with a conversation.

We began with the simple question: “What makes your day?”

By creating a platform for conversation we discovered that the distance between us is far shorter than we had assumed. This archive reflects our joint desire to connect across difference and inspire others to say, “Hello Neighbor.”