Our Idea

We have decided to perform flash mobs in the style of a protest. The idea is that we will arrive at the location in Chester city centre with blank placards and then ask the public what they would like us to protest about on their behalf. We will them march and chant, promoting the chosen cause.


We had previously tried out some test flash mobs with Dinu in Chester. For the first one, member of our group began laying down in the middle of the Forum shopping centre.



Photography by Julie Wem
The security guard quickly came along to stop Julie from taking photographs.
The next flash mob we attempted was outside the shopping centre and it took the form of a fake argument. Dinu began shouting at Julie and then the rest of us came and joined in. We got a lot of attention from passers by and the impact we made was more instantaneous than the laying down flash mob had been. The protest idea includes shouting/ making a noise and so should draw more attention from the crowds.


Previously we had been concentrating on the idea of photographing the crowds reaction with little or no attention given to the event that was going on. The protest idea gives us a strong focus that includes the event and should also provide lots of photo opportunities from the watching crowds.