These stencils by Calm are on Leicester St near the corner of Fitzroy St. The placement is brilliant – on painted over windows that are barred, thus creating the impression that the people they portrey are behind bars. The first one reads ‘Wanted by Interpol… needed by humanity’. It features the image of the Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson.
At the time of the publication of a panoramic drawing of Fitzroy in 1889, the property at 401 Brunswick St was a drapery warehouse. It’s now the bar Polly.
Courtesy the SLV / ID: H4634 / artist: F W Niven / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1889
Futurism and futurology is the practice of rationally trying to predict the future, particularly in terms of human civilisation. It’s often about science and technology but can equally be about psychology and the evolution of social relations.
A Fitzroy based business called People Futurist has been promoting its services with flyers pasted on light posts. If I understand the almost impenetrable jargon on its website, they seem to be selling change management services to corporates and new age personal development services to individuals using the framework of ‘academic futurist thinking’ to imply a sense of legitimacy.
I don’t know any academics who study ‘energy psychology’ however. Does anyone believe this nonsense? I simply can’t trust anyone who thinks it looks smart to use Random Capitals to draw attention to Important Words…
The 10 Collective recruitment agency recently wrote about moving into the building at 141-145 Brunswick St, which houses the Fitzroy and Carlton Community Credit Cooperative on the ground floor, and they summarise the history of the building.
They also linked to a panoramic drawing looking north over East Melbourne, Fitzroy and Collingwood from the point of view from the roof of St Patrick’s Cathedral. The panoramic drawing details 8 significant Fitzroy buildings, including their building, which originally was a shop combining drapery, carpets and clothing.
A detail from the drawing showing the building is below, followed by a photo of the building as it is now.
Courtesy the SLV / ID: H4634 / artist: F W Niven / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1889