#BackyardExperiment is an observational study of public life. #BackyardExperiment is a collaboration between Street Furniture Australia with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and Festival Partners.

Cameras will be set up to watch and understand how people use a space in three different scenarios; existing, with the addition of Street Furniture Australia's moveable chairs and vibrant elements, and with pop-up activations including outdoor cinema, library and snack cart.

One of the main outcomes for this project will be answering the questions surrounding how the public react and interact to moveable furniture. Can we live in a city that provides more flexibility in the way we want to interact with it. The observations from this experiment will provide knowledge into the public life of Canberra and in particular Garema Place. It will trigger thinking into how the space is used now and reflect on how the installation may change the public environment for the benefit of Canberrans. And therefore how can we change the public domain to bring out the best in our city and its people.

Time lapse cameras will observe the park over its 10-day period. At the end of the installation a video will be put together presenting the conclusions of the experiment.

A white paper and 10-minute documentary film with the full results of #BackyardExperiment are now available for viewing at streetfurniture.com/au/backyardexperiment.