Nothing quite like a community space, is there? Everyone pitching in. Older people mingling with the young. People walking around with spades. It’s like a glimpse into a Utopian future where we all live on communes and there’s no money or internet.
Well, a new one is opening this week right in the middle of the city. Throughout the summer Gaia’s Garden, located by Holborn Viaduct, is going to host daily cultural, arts and sustainability workshops for the local community.
Gaia’s Garden is a collaboration between Culture Mile, Play Nice, property developers Dominvs Group, and a little-known outfit called ‘the Barbican’. Conceptualised by five young, female creatives from different disciplines, the idea is to present sustainability through an inclusive, feminist lens.
Primarily intended as a chill place to hang out and relax, the garden also exists to teach visitors all about environmental causes through workshops, installations and performances. More than 200 young Londoners were involved in not just the building and gardening but also…
