This project is part of a larger initiative to re-imagine life in the Central Valley of California. The //Building Imagination Initiative is confronting a poverty of imagination by using art - videos, architecture, design, and gameplay — to inspire creative solutions to the California Central Valley’s many quality of life problems. Collaborating with the Modesto Art Museum, the //Bii fosters an artistic response to Modesto’s, and the surrounding Central Valley area’s, ranking as the most unlivable city in the country. Through this project, the //Bii explores some of the reasons for Modesto’s low ranking and re-imagines ways for the city to become a more livable society.
Community members are invited to watch the videos, play the game, imagine what’s Coming Soon!, post comments, images, videos, and send emails or postcards to the Modesto Art Museum. These will be added to the project, with each vision expanding the horizons of what’s possible.