The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle - Revision history

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	'''"Wiggle Valley" or today's Lower Haight, c. 1860'''		'''"Wiggle Valley" or today's Lower Haight, c. 1860'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	CC: But in terms of bike commuting, it makes perfect sense that most bike routes are on the old waterways. People use the lowest, flattest way to go.		CC: But in terms of bike commuting, it makes perfect sense that most bike routes are on the old waterways. People use the lowest, flattest way to go.

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	'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''		'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''

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	'''Mona discusses the Bike Mural'''		'''Mona discusses the Bike Mural'''

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>"I was there..."</font></font> </font>'''

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	'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''		'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''

	'''~~Video:~~''' [~~http://www.archive.org/details/ssfmonafini~~ Mona ~~discusses the Bike~~ Mural]		{{#ev:archive\|ssfmonafini\|320}}

			'''Mona discusses the Bike Mural'''

			[[Noe Valley Mural \|Mona's 2008 Noe Valley Mural]]

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Ccarlsson at 03:16, 14 October 2008

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	JP: I think it should have a title and a subtitle. The title should be what it is: The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle.		JP: I think it should have a title and a subtitle. The title should be what it is: The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle.

	MC: The Wiggle Mural comes closest to what ~~its~~ about.		MC: The Wiggle Mural comes closest to what it's about.

	JP: Calling it the Bike Mural is an interesting political thing. People ask me what do you do for a living? or who are you, what do you do? I say Oh Ive been working on this project to paint a mural on the back of the Safeway at Church and Market and before Im halfway done saying that they usually blurt out Oh yeah, that one with the big bike on it! And then when they say that, I try to find out if that means that ~~thats~~ all ~~theyve~~ seen of it. Often it is, because first of all, on the Muni you see the bike better than the rest of the mural, because of those fences. Second, those who drive, especially those driving on Church Street, see that end of the mural real clearly, and if they don't get out of their car and see the rest, then they think of it as only a bike mural, and ~~dont~~ know that ~~theres~~ other stuff in there. In fact I was surprised to find that a few of the people working in the Muni relief shed, right there on the corner, didn't know what the rest of the mural had on it. Were portraying to the world at large two different views. Those who ride transit and bicycles are insiders and know that the rest of the mural contains transit stuff, pedestrian stuff and quality of life stuff throughout. But those who just drive by in their cars think Oh my god the bicyclists are getting really powerful! There are giant bikes appearing		JP: Calling it the Bike Mural is an interesting political thing. People ask me what do you do for a living? or who are you, what do you do? I say Oh Ive been working on this project to paint a mural on the back of the Safeway at Church and Market and before Im halfway done saying that they usually blurt out Oh yeah, that one with the big bike on it! And then when they say that, I try to find out if that means that that's all they've seen of it. Often it is, because first of all, on the Muni you see the bike better than the rest of the mural, because of those fences. Second, those who drive, especially those driving on Church Street, see that end of the mural real clearly, and if they don't get out of their car and see the rest, then they think of it as only a bike mural, and don't know that there's other stuff in there. In fact I was surprised to find that a few of the people working in the Muni relief shed, right there on the corner, didn't know what the rest of the mural had on it. Were portraying to the world at large two different views. Those who ride transit and bicycles are insiders and know that the rest of the mural contains transit stuff, pedestrian stuff and quality of life stuff throughout. But those who just drive by in their cars think Oh my god the bicyclists are getting really powerful! There are giant bikes appearing

	CC: On Safeway, no less.		CC: On Safeway, no less.
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	JP: Oh! Significantly longer! In the historic photos that I got from Greg Gaar, in 1856, farm fences went in a wiggle shape along a creek, separating the land that way. The easiest way to get from Mission Dolores to the Presidio (the earliest European outposts here) was right through there, the flattest way.		JP: Oh! Significantly longer! In the historic photos that I got from Greg Gaar, in 1856, farm fences went in a wiggle shape along a creek, separating the land that way. The easiest way to get from Mission Dolores to the Presidio (the earliest European outposts here) was right through there, the flattest way.

			[[Image:Wiggle-valley-1860s.jpg]]

			'''"Wiggle Valley" or today's Lower Haight, c. 1860'''

			''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection''

	CC: But in terms of bike commuting, it makes perfect sense that most bike routes are on the old waterways. People use the lowest, flattest way to go.		CC: But in terms of bike commuting, it makes perfect sense that most bike routes are on the old waterways. People use the lowest, flattest way to go.
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	JP: It started being called The Wiggle around 1990 or 1991. I first heard the term in 1993 or 92, I think from Steven Bodzin. The theory is that either Kash or Steven Bodzin coined the name.		JP: It started being called The Wiggle around 1990 or 1991. I first heard the term in 1993 or 92, I think from Steven Bodzin. The theory is that either Kash or Steven Bodzin coined the name.

	GD: A couple of people at the unveiling, and thereafter, talked to me about how the mural changed their experience of the Wiggle. It used to be this creepy place and you had to ride your bike against one lane of car traffic coming towards you. I remember doing this at night, you go to the corner, and if you don't see headlights, you proceed. Otherwise, ~~youre~~ worrying how wide is that car, really? Cuz its not a really wide street, so then you think do I have to jump up on the curb? Then ~~youre~~ not really sure who ~~youre~~ going to find in that alley. People say that now they feel ~~theyre~~ arriving in their neighborhood, or ~~theyve~~ left work and ~~theyre~~ coming home when they pass this threshold. Its a fun place to be. That was very gratifying for me to hear from other people, because I was having that feeling myself.		GD: A couple of people at the unveiling, and thereafter, talked to me about how the mural changed their experience of the Wiggle. It used to be this creepy place and you had to ride your bike against one lane of car traffic coming towards you. I remember doing this at night, you go to the corner, and if you don't see headlights, you proceed. Otherwise, you're worrying how wide is that car, really? Cuz its not a really wide street, so then you think do I have to jump up on the curb? Then you're not really sure who you're going to find in that alley. People say that now they feel they're arriving in their neighborhood, or they've left work and they're coming home when they pass this threshold. Its a fun place to be. That was very gratifying for me to hear from other people, because I was having that feeling myself.

			'''Tracks (Detail from the Wiggle Mural)'''

			[[Image:art1$wiggle-mural$sandy_itm$wiggle_det_sand.jpg]]

			'''Here were suddenly in a sandy area, and are very close to the ground. We started from a bird's eye view of downtown, and we end up with our nose inches from the ground, seeing very small things and other things that are very, very large. I wanted to have at least one part of the mural symbolizing the fact that if you get around under your own steam, if you walk or bike, you're closer to the land. You have the bicycle tracks left and you have the tracks left of many small creatures, little beetles, a seagull, a raccoon and they all leave a funny pattern in the sand. I wanted to show the similarities between the path left by a bike tire and the patterns left by other earth creatures, to symbolize the fact that a bicycle is a relatively low impact vehicle on nature.'''

	MC: The glorious ending on the western end of the mural is with the bicycle, because after all we are celebrating this particular spot being turned into a bike path. However, the area in the middle that depicts Duboce Street, in which there are many people choosing all sorts of vehicles to get around, is actually a little closer to my heart. I don't believe that bicycling is superior to other means of transportation, morally or otherwise. There are many different choices that are as practical, as valid, that are more conducive to social interaction. (See, when I say more then I immediately have to think more than cars.)		MC: The glorious ending on the western end of the mural is with the bicycle, because after all we are celebrating this particular spot being turned into a bike path. However, the area in the middle that depicts Duboce Street, in which there are many people choosing all sorts of vehicles to get around, is actually a little closer to my heart. I don't believe that bicycling is superior to other means of transportation, morally or otherwise. There are many different choices that are as practical, as valid, that are more conducive to social interaction. (See, when I say more then I immediately have to think more than cars.)

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	'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''		'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''

			'''Video:''' [http://www.archive.org/details/ssfmonafini Mona discusses the Bike Mural]

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	[[Image:art1$foot-of-market-(wiggle-mural).jpg]]		[[Image:art1$foot-of-market-(wiggle-mural).jpg]]

	Foot of Market (detail of the Wiggle Mural)		'''Foot of Market (detail of the Wiggle Mural)'''

			'''''MONA CARON:'''The downtown part of the mural is an exaggerated representation of reality. You can see a horrible traffic jam happening here. It's six o'clock and Critical Mass is starting, and there's something strange that's happening. Some of the bicyclists are taking off, on strange contraptions and flying machines. They're all lifting up and flying around in the air. Each one is trailing a yellow banner. These people represent the dreamers of the city, the utopians, the people who have an idea of what reality could be like. That's what the yellow banner symbolizes. You can see one huge yellow banner that turns into… the rest of the mural, meaning this is one of the possible ideas of how the city could be. We take a close-up of one of these banners--one of these utopias--and we discover a representation of a very realistic and plausible utopia. The banner is flapping. Things on the banner become alive and start moving. ''

	The public mural movement has decorated public places in many corners of town. But the Wiggle Mural, or as it is officially entitled: [http://www.monacaron.com/mural.html ''The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle''], unifies all these trends in surprising and inspiring ways. This mural, incongruously on a 400-foot wall on the back of the nation's largest supermarket chain, decorates a place, celebrates a vision, and takes a position--well, actually it takes several. Public art rarely speaks in such a subtle and charming voice, while still packing a punch for anyone who spends the time to take it all in.		The public mural movement has decorated public places in many corners of town. But the Wiggle Mural, or as it is officially entitled: [http://www.monacaron.com/mural.html ''The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle''], unifies all these trends in surprising and inspiring ways. This mural, incongruously on a 400-foot wall on the back of the nation's largest supermarket chain, decorates a place, celebrates a vision, and takes a position--well, actually it takes several. Public art rarely speaks in such a subtle and charming voice, while still packing a punch for anyone who spends the time to take it all in.
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	''--Chris Carlsson, December 10, 1998''		''--Chris Carlsson, December 10, 1998''

			[[Image:Bike mural victorians.jpg]]

			'''''MONA CARON:''' The Victorians are more colorful than they are in reality, because we wanted to represent the diversity of our community, not just in terms of ethnicity, but also in terms of ideology. So each one of these houses is symbolic for a particular ethnicity or ideology, or religion even! The yellow house is Buddhist house, we put a little Buddha in the window and everything, it has Tibetan colors. There's another house that is also slightly golden color which is a North African color scheme. The corner house is red, its the Commie house, with a Cuban flag in the window, and so on.''

	''Based on an edited transcript of a discussion held at SF Bicycle Coalition offices, Nov. 24, 1998 with ''Joel Pomerantz, Mona Caron, and Gordon Dean ''interviewed by Chris Carlsson ''		''Based on an edited transcript of a discussion held at SF Bicycle Coalition offices, Nov. 24, 1998 with ''Joel Pomerantz, Mona Caron, and Gordon Dean ''interviewed by Chris Carlsson ''
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	Big Bike (detail from the Wiggle Mural)		'''Big Bike (detail from the Wiggle Mural)'''

			'''''MONA CARON:''' In the end where you see the bicyclist riding off into the sunset. Its an image in which you see the bicycle from below, an angle that automatically tends to glorify whatever is represented. In a way were ironically glorifying the bicycle, and also holding it forth to the viewer as a possible means of [experiencing the utopian possibilities in the rest of the mural.] The perspective is still very close to the ground, the camera has just swiveled from a close direct look about a few inches from the ground to see the bike from the same low angle. This giant fish-eye scene says if you choose this vehicle, you can see more things on the ground, than if you're driving a car.''

			[[Community Murals \| Prev. Document]] [[Time-Travelling Wall\|Next Document]]

	[[~~Community Murals \| Prev. Document~~]] [[~~Time-Travelling Wall\|Next Document~~]]		[[category:Public Art]] [[category:murals]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:transit]]