Parkway Picnic is shaped by creative limits, whether working without a studio or teaching with simple tools and techniques. These conditions have led Jonathan Lloyd West and Mew Jirasirikul to work with accessible, often overlooked materials: office stickers, cardboard, MDF, and shipping labels–common objects transformed into a visual vocabulary, at once purposeful and optimistic.
These materials are not built to last, and carry a tension that echoes the layered, constructed environments we navigate daily. Cardboard has a surprising range of textures, from smooth surfaces and torn edges to exposed corrugation. The stickers add bold colour, flatness, and graphic contrast.
The works are approachable, affecting, and intentional: it feels good to make and is nice to look at. Through collage, layering, and arrangement, the artists highlight the value of ordinary objects and the joy of creation as vital themes within contemporary art, encouraging viewers to pay closer attention to everyday forms.