Park, Set and Match by Jorge Mañes
by Stu, December.09.2008
From Design Boom:
park, set and match by jorge mañes
at: royal college of art, london
from: december 4th - december 14th, 2008
'park, set and match' is jorge's misreading of london's supermarket parking systems, in which he transforms them into his own tennis tournament. these large, privately owned properties are monitored by CCTV cameras
and security guards, and are offered for free to clients in order to make their shopping experience a little bit easier. to get into the game, you need only to buy some water and fruit which will allow you to legally occupy the parking space for two hours. you are then able to set-up your tennis match which will be 'televised' by CCTV cameras, a public source recording allowing players to obtain a copy of their match through the creative commons act. the winner receives a fruity trophy from the supermarket.
