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The review also discusses new contributions, commissioned by Incinerator Gallery  and realised by international and Australian artists and designers, including Assemble and Simon Terrill, Mary Featherston AM and Emily Floyd, BoardGrove Architects and Edwina Green. Furthermore, the article highlights key thoughts generated by the dialogue Monash Art Design Architecture (MADA), the exhibition’s education partner:

“Indeed the exhibition highlights playgrounds aren’t just about children. Professor Mel Dodd, dean of art, design and architecture at Monash University, says: ‘The health and wellbeing of families in smaller, increasingly dense environments relies on public places that you not only can safely bring your child to play, but also socialise yourself. Amenity of that nature is absolutely critical’. “

– Ray Edgar, Design Critic