An exhibition concept has been developed that is synonymous with the aims, ethos, and working methods pursued by Building Initiative. It is proposed that the exhibition is comprised of a number of especially constructed “yellow objects” The exhibition artefact focus on a method of engagement with the central issue of civil engagement and enterprise in relation to Belfast’s built environment, such as the news stand. The exhibition described and facilitated a two way process of engagement with Belfast by staging as a two part event. Firstly the issues of Belfast were condensed and brought into the gallery space to stimulate thought and discussion about the issues of civil enterprise in Belfast’s built environment. Then secondly the yellow exhibition objects were taken back into the city context in an effort to activity communicate with the public. These ‘Communicative Actions’ were located at particular sites
of individual initiatives such as the original site of the Smithfield Market (The Crucial Quarter) or where the issues being examined most intensely resonate (St Georges Market). This allowed the proposals, investigations or questions identified by initiatives to share the same physical space and be visually linked to the contexts with which they were dealing.