TRANSACTIONLAND
Transactionland is popping up in 98 Robert Street on the Regent’s Park Estate (formerly The Good Rice) from Wednesday 22nd July until Friday 31st July, and then at our Regent’s Roots Festival on 1st August.
It is a response to a collective fear of talking about the economy - both ‘The Economy’, and the many other economies, small and large, we interact with every day. It aims to be a brave space for exploring alternatives and having some tongue-in-cheek fun with Very Serious Stuff.
Hosted by artist-turned-shopkeeper Rachael Clerke, Transactionland rejects the idea that economics is not for the likes of you or me: why leave it to the men in suits to design the systems that rule our lives?
OPENING TIMES
LAUNCH EVENT:
Wednesday 22nd July, 5pm-7pm
GENERAL OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th July & Wednesday 29th - Friday 31st July, 12.30pm - 5pm
EXTRA EVENTS:
Thursday 23rd July: Sing for your Supper, 6.30pm
Thursday 30th July: Board Game night, 6.30pm
Friday 31st July: Work Party for Cheats, 10am
Saturday 1st August: come find us at Regent’s Roots Festival, 1-6pm
WHAT’S HAPPENING
LAUNCH PARTY
Wednesday 22nd July, 5-7pm
Come and see what it’s all about, have a drink, meet our shopkeepers!
All welcome - no booking required!
DOUGHNUT HOUR
Thursday 23rd, Saturday 25th, and Wednesday 29th July, 12:30 - 1:30pm
12:30 - 13:30 is doughnut hour at Transactionland! Join us to eat free doughnuts and learn about economics.
Just turn up (no booking required)
SHOPLIFT O CLOCK
Thursday 23rd July 12 - Friday 31st July 5pm
Interested in something from our shoplifting range? Ask staff to trigger Shoplift-o-Clock and attempt to sneak something into your pockets without being caught by our eagle-eyed shopkeepers.
Free if you don’t get caught!
Just turn up (no booking required)
GENTRIFICATION GELATOS
Saturday 25th July 12:30 - 5pm
Sold-Out Solero?
Rip-Off Raspberry Ripple?
Or perhaps you're asking yourself:
Are We Being Conned-etto?
The choice is yours
Join The GG's, a roaming duo of entrepreneurial ice cream vendors serving up mediocre frozen treats at premium prices.
Part performance, part sales pitch, part economic collapse, Gentrification Gelatos explores capitalism, class, aspiration and the increasingly baffling cost of existing. Through questionable flavours and relentless upselling, The GG's invite you to consider what things are actually worth, who gets priced out, and why we're all so willing to swallow the deal.
Taking aim at luxury developments, cultural branding, billionaire logic and art as a property investment strategy, this deliciously irritating intervention asks:
How much are you prepared to pay for something fundamentally underwhelming?
The future is artisanal. The future is exclusive. The future is melting.
Gentrification Gelatos accepts cash, cards and your last remaining shred of dignity.
Find Gentrification Gelatos out and about on the Regent’s Park Estate
SESSIONS TO BOOK
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER
Thursday 23rd July, 6:30-7:30pm
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER is a participatory dinner that sees each guest sing a song in exchange for a hot meal. Hosted by artistHannah Sullivan.
Limited free tickets available to book soon.
‘We didn't know what to expect, just prepared a song and practised...what a wonderful, friendly, warm evening, we enjoyed all of the songs, so unusual and a great initiative.’
- Sing for your supper, guest, Dieter.
TIME BROKERING SERVICE
Friday 24th & Sunday 26th July 2-5pm
Time Brokering (™) is an elite service designed by the Paula Varjack Concept Store.
How are you spending your time? Would you like to save more? Or spend more intentionally? Or perhaps you want to create a savings pot for something you never seem to have enough time for?
Book a Time Consultation via Transactionland, in collaboration with the Paula Varjack Concept store. Time vouchers are issued with every consultation. Our trained time brokers will guide you in how to assess, prioritise and better invest your time.
Each consultation will last ten minutes.
The telephone will ring in Transactionland.
Consultations available to book soon.
BOARD GAME NIGHT
Thursday 30th July, 6:30-9pm
Can you control the markets? Are you going to win big? Will you make your millions before the time is up?!
For one night only, we’re transforming Transactionland into a board game lounge!
Join Dr Amy Edwards - board game enthusiast and financial historian - to play a selection of rare and unusual economy-themed board games.
Amy will introduce us to the fascinating history of financial board games, and there will then be a selection of games to play (we will be on hand to explain the rules!)
Refreshments available to keep you going throughout the evening!
Free tickets available to book soon
WORK PARTY FOR CHEATS
Friday 31st July 10am- 12pm
Work Party for Cheats is a communal space for getting the stuff done that you just can’t get done.
In two hours we will endeavour to resolve as many unfinished tasks as we can, using all the skills and energy in the room to swap, steal and cheat our way out of our stuck-ness. Because doing other people’s work is easier than doing your own work, and collective satisfaction is better than individual smuggery.
To take part, please bring with you an unfinished or unresolved task, along with anything you think might be useful in resolving it. This could be something that you can’t do because you don’t have the skills or don’t have time, or something you are just avoiding because it’s boring or complicated. Feel free to bring something even if you think it’s impossible to be solved by collective cheating.
This is a collaborative workshop aimed at problem-solving and encouraging you to finish your tasks, in a relaxed and friendly space. In previous Work Parties, people have proofread, written budgets, written to pen pals, finished a painting, made a birthday card, given feedback on a novel, toilet-trained a puppy, researched impenetrable jargon, shortlisted applications, come up with fundraising ideas, fixed a website, learned about human skin cells, and much more.
Free tickets available to book soon
