Florian Rivière is a French 'urban hacktivist' who's been inspired by hacker culture to create public art interventions in city streets. He subverts the street layouts, using found objects and street furniture. Humour plays an integral role in this, and his interventions are aimed at enabling people to reclaim their environments. I came across one of his recent projects — 'Don't pay, play!', where he transformed a Strasbourg car park into a sports field for football, water polo, etc. Each pitch occupies a single parking space, converted by using tape and shopping trolleys. It's his imaginative playfulness that make these interventions successful. To see more of his work, click here.
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