Item
Spoons send hope
Title (Dublin Core)
Spoons send hope
Disclaimer (Dublin Core)
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Description (Dublin Core)
HIST30060
The pandemic has brought together communities in a way that little else has. It is often during the worst times in history that people seek comfort and solidarity in each other, secure in the knowledge that every person is in the same boat as them. We have seen similar Spoonville’s pop up in different suburbs around Melbourne. I believe that their purpose is something for children to enjoy when going out on walks during the many months in lockdown. When I first saw the Spoonville’s being posted on social media, I thought that it was a cute and fun idea. It wasn’t until I saw them myself that I realised the impact of what those spoons represent. People took the time to make them, create the desire for more to be made and I am sure inspired joy in the young children of my community. In times when so much is uncertain, it is nice to walk by the spoons and see them still there, a representation of the heart of Laverton.
The pandemic has brought together communities in a way that little else has. It is often during the worst times in history that people seek comfort and solidarity in each other, secure in the knowledge that every person is in the same boat as them. We have seen similar Spoonville’s pop up in different suburbs around Melbourne. I believe that their purpose is something for children to enjoy when going out on walks during the many months in lockdown. When I first saw the Spoonville’s being posted on social media, I thought that it was a cute and fun idea. It wasn’t until I saw them myself that I realised the impact of what those spoons represent. People took the time to make them, create the desire for more to be made and I am sure inspired joy in the young children of my community. In times when so much is uncertain, it is nice to walk by the spoons and see them still there, a representation of the heart of Laverton.
Date (Dublin Core)
October 28, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Alyssa Morgan
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Alyssa Morgan
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HIST30060
Partner (Dublin Core)
University of Melbourne
Type (Dublin Core)
This is a photograph of the "Laverton Spoonville," located on the main road in the suburb I live in, Laverton.
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Art & Design
English
Community & Community Organizations
English
Health & Wellness
English
Neighborhoods
English
Public Space
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
brought together
seek comfort
Melbourne
Australia
Spoonville
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Laverton
Spoonville
community
together
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
2020/10/29
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
2020/10/30
02/21/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
2020/10/28
This item was submitted on October 29, 2020 by Alyssa Morgan using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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