BOUNDARIES OF ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDS

Background Image: Photograph of an exhibit showing a three paper dissertation about adventure playgrounds. there are circle tables with researcher drawings, film, books, and projected images of the playgrounds on the white fabric walls.

Boundaries of Adventure Playgrounds

March - May 2024

The Boundaries of Adventure Playgrounds exhibit was connected to Lucius Von Joo’s three article dissertation on children's play rights.  Adventure playgrounds have a long history dating back to World War Two playing in the realm of risk, creativity and speculative dreaming with the byproducts of a city. In these playscapes children play and build with loose moving parts that are deeply reflective to the cities they are housed within. The play yards are spaces where professional play workers support children in building new imagined worlds. The Boundaries exhibit represents the many voices and multimodal methods explored in the three-article dissertation, which explored adventure playground linguistic landscapes, players perspectives, and playworker practices.  

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