People In New York Can Now Let Their Anger Out By Punching These Bags That Were Set Up Around The City
As New York City Design Week 2019 rocked the Big Apple between May 10 and 22, hundreds of artists and designers flocked to the city to showcase their work. With numerous events, exhibitions, and installations, no wonder thousands of attendees were there to see it all. And while most of the art and design pieces were displayed in predetermined locations like galleries and parks, some branched out to unexpected spaces… like metal poles on the corner of the street.
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These punching bags appeared in Manhattan last month
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Titled “Public Punching Bags”, the project aims to address how human emotions are exhibited and dealt with in a public setting. “The concept explores designing common spaces for the frustrations we all face [ones] that go beyond designed systems and happen, well, because we are human,” the studio explains.
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The yellow punching bag works as an outlet for those emotions. The team behind donttakethisthewrongway hopes that the project could, perhaps, help people find a healthier way to “address personal and collective issues in a public setting.”
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One of the people who had a chance to interact with the installation, took to Instagram to share her thoughts and experiences. “This is AWESOME. I don’t know who to thank for this – OH MY WORD – THANK YOU! We need more of this. A public punching bag!” she wrote under a picture of herself punching the bag.
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While I understand the concept, I think it would be teaching people to use violence when they are frustrated or angry, instead of talking to someone or finding another outlet.
Totally agree with QueenOlive on this one, there are much better ways of relieving stress than punching a padded lamp post. Find a good friend and have a belly laugh, borrow someones puppy for the day or go for a 10 mile hike instead
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Some Chinese schools have a room labeled Catharsis, filled with foam-y type objects for hitting- excuse me, "stress relief." I know this is an unpopular belief, but... humans are very primal and, like animals, physically tussle with each other for dominance. Two people get out their aggression and move on with their lives. We've transformed physical dominance into parlays across the table because we 1) harbor resentment to the point of plotting another's death, 2) use way more force than is necessary to re-establish dominance and, 3) gang up on each other. But in removing all forms of physical aggression you can't even get into a fistfight anymore, especially in hierarchy-charged work environments. Even puppies wrestle to mimic this. Putting padded poles up eliminates violence toward another, but it's obvious we have this energy that needs an outlet. Maybe in another 100 years we'll have a pill targeted toward reducing this energy and we'll finally be ideal manageable subjects. Sigh.
I think it's a much better outlet than people going around beating random strangers in the streets and subways!
I wish they installed one next to my university. Granted, it would be demolished in a week, since desire to punch something after spending a day there is overwhelming.
At a university it would be considered racist because it's yellow and students would be punching the dean, demanding a safe space.
Load More Replies... What if there was actual punch in the bag and if you were feeling down you could drink some fruit punch to feel better?:)
They should have voice responses activated by the punch in Robert di Niro's voice saying, "What, is that all y'got?" "Ooh, that tickled. Head back to the showers." "You must be from Connecticut." etc.
What if you're the kind of person who ugly-cries instead of getting the urge to punch?
Then try punching. You might find it a better outlet.
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How about we focus on fixing the trains and potholes first before adding all these extras..
These were things artists put up. So the artists are expected to fixing trains as art? *palmface*
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While I understand the concept, I think it would be teaching people to use violence when they are frustrated or angry, instead of talking to someone or finding another outlet.
Totally agree with QueenOlive on this one, there are much better ways of relieving stress than punching a padded lamp post. Find a good friend and have a belly laugh, borrow someones puppy for the day or go for a 10 mile hike instead
Load More Replies... Some Chinese schools have a room labeled Catharsis, filled with foam-y type objects for hitting- excuse me, "stress relief." I know this is an unpopular belief, but... humans are very primal and, like animals, physically tussle with each other for dominance. Two people get out their aggression and move on with their lives. We've transformed physical dominance into parlays across the table because we 1) harbor resentment to the point of plotting another's death, 2) use way more force than is necessary to re-establish dominance and, 3) gang up on each other. But in removing all forms of physical aggression you can't even get into a fistfight anymore, especially in hierarchy-charged work environments. Even puppies wrestle to mimic this. Putting padded poles up eliminates violence toward another, but it's obvious we have this energy that needs an outlet. Maybe in another 100 years we'll have a pill targeted toward reducing this energy and we'll finally be ideal manageable subjects. Sigh.
I think it's a much better outlet than people going around beating random strangers in the streets and subways!
I wish they installed one next to my university. Granted, it would be demolished in a week, since desire to punch something after spending a day there is overwhelming.
At a university it would be considered racist because it's yellow and students would be punching the dean, demanding a safe space.
Load More Replies... What if there was actual punch in the bag and if you were feeling down you could drink some fruit punch to feel better?:)
They should have voice responses activated by the punch in Robert di Niro's voice saying, "What, is that all y'got?" "Ooh, that tickled. Head back to the showers." "You must be from Connecticut." etc.
What if you're the kind of person who ugly-cries instead of getting the urge to punch?
Then try punching. You might find it a better outlet.
Load More Replies... How about we focus on fixing the trains and potholes first before adding all these extras..
These were things artists put up. So the artists are expected to fixing trains as art? *palmface*
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