I discussed ideas for a short documentary concentrating on the role of the park within local communities and today I have been looking at some information about a couple of local parks, council websites and also news articles from archives about various news stories relating to specific parks, (notably Towneley park in Burnley and Corporation Park in Blackburn.)
I also found this short documentary about called "Our Park" (Emil Langballe & Maria Samoto le Dous) about a park in Tokyo which has been bought by Nike, who are currently trying to evict a homeless community that has built up in order to develop the park into a skate park. Obviously tents and filthy people aren't good for Nike's image.
Should a park be available to be bought and sold to corporate entities? I Nike sponsored skate park within Miyashita park is one thing but to buy the whole space.? I think a public space such as this should remain just that, public.
