Interacting with the Red Ball

RedBall UK is a public art project that uses urban spaces as its canvas and invites people to look afresh at their own city. The Red Ball has already appeared in Taipei, Sydney, and Barcelona and now - Paignton. The project aims to see people interact with the inflatable ball as it appears in the most unexpected places.

Here I am this morning interacting with the ball jammed underneath the Shoreline Cafe on Paignton seafront. I thought it was great. Some people looked a bit doubtful, and thought it was an emergency Council repair supporting the building. "What the hell's that", said a passing Paignton dog walker, as her canine little friend tried to pick it up and initiate a game of fetch..