hippie bus template drawing, inkjet print, 8 1/2 x 11"

By May 24, barely two weeks after the great demonstration of May 13, approximately ten million workers were on strike in France... Calling everything into question, the students were able to generate an enormous enthusiasm for the re-examination and criticism of all aspects of public and private life.
- Sylvia Harvey, "May '68 and Film Culture"

Hippie Bus is a project that reflects on the idealism of the 1960s, the protests and other manifestations of growing liberal values, and the social and cultural changes that evolved over the following decades up to the present.

The project involves the acquisition of a VW transporter-type microbus, collaboratively workshopping ideas about what the 60s meant at the time and what social and political criticism mean today, and then 'decorating' the bus with graphics.

Screen prints as shown above will be used as a template for graphics concepts. A T shirt may also be produced and a "colouring book," a take-away workbook for participants or other visitors. Read the full project proposal here.