The
What If Project was part of last year's Art & About. People across Australia were asked to answer the question "What if..." in ten words or less, and the 100 most interesting responses were coupled with photographs and displayed on flags throughout the city and neighbouring suburbs.
[All images embedded from respective websites]
What if....
...we could start life at the other end?
...we thought of others for a change?
...I came by boat?
...zimmer frames were turbo charged?
...there was a cure?
...we listened to facts instead of opinions?
...the world doesn't end?
...we all learnt another language?
...the sea level in the harbour rises 10 metres?
...we smiled and talked to each other on public transport?
...you are not special?
...your current haircut becomes the ‘mullet’ of the future?
...we banned cars from George St
...we looked at it from your point of view?
...I became the first indigenous prime minister?
...what you get isn’t what you want?
...you’re dreaming right now?
...we could all dance like michael jackson?
...every time you wake up you were in a different body?
...you look up?
...money was free?
...gay becomes the new straight?
...we all switch off our phones?
...we never stood up for what we believe in?
...we could change the past?
...your mum and dad didn't meet?
...someone is checking you out right now?
...university was free?
...we install lie detectors in parliament?
...art was a slow release drug?
...we weren’t at the top of the food chain?
...Australia was the centre of the earth?
...we stopped reading books?
...speling at skool was not compulsory?
...Sydney had a world class metro system?
...the change we want to see in the world happens?
...truth mattered?
...we all lived in a refugee camp for a week?
...we were prepared to sacrifice comfort for change?
...ten words could change the world?
...street art was legal?
...Picasso had painted the opera house?
...greed didn't exist?
...we didn't gossip for one whole day?
...Sydney had less rules and restrictions?
...I had have kissed him that night?
...this banner started my artistic career and made me famous?
...no one was rushing?
...we introduced ourselves to each one of our neighbours?
...Melbourne beats us?
...only bicycles were allowed in the city?
...you had no fear, what would you do?
...everybody sang when they felt like it?
...life was one long musical?
...a dinosaur lived on top of our house?
....rugby and AFL were never invented?
...laughter was the only currency?
...I could legally marry the man of my dreams?
...the only answer was yes?
...we treated Aboriginal people like they owned the place?
...we stopped making excuses?
...we took time to listen and learn from our grandparents?
...we didn't fear change?
...spin class bikes were connected to the electricity grid?
...love is temporary madness?
...flies couldn't fly, would they be called walks?
...we did nothing, we achieved nothing?
...the world disarmed?
...there are new colours yet to be revealed?
...no-one was watching what would you do?
...we were all happy?
...you smiled at the person walking towards you right now?
...Australia become a republic?
...I had managed to catch the 8.52 train?
...we all knew each others name?
...we just stopped here and kissed?
...god had a twitter account?
...animals could talk to us?
...people actually said what they thought?
...we could harness the energy generated during a standing ovation?
...love was enough?
...Sydney had kept its trams?
...we didn't dream?
...frogs could breathe out rainbows?
...you are the alien?
...you couldn't lie?
...we all stopped and took the day off tomorrow?
...we had to flee Australia?
...'enough’ was the highest investment goal?
...you had to pay for oxygen?
...4 year olds ruled the world?
...we didn't want to live longer?
...my kids are able to marry anyone they want?
...nobody was normal?
...you stood up for yourself today?
...I took the step now to find my birth parents?
...we all spoke the same language?
...I returned their calls?
...plants could talk, would we listen?
...we all did random acts of kindness?
