Love Notes to the Laundromat is a celebration of the shared spaces that bring people together. Part creative response, part placemaking experiment, Love Notes to the Laundromat began as a collection of love notes written by local artist Eliza Wuttke to Third Places across Port Lincoln. A third place is a communal space outside of home and work or school where people spend time, common examples include places like the library, cafes and parks as well as more obscure spaces where people pass time, like the laundromat on a wet Sunday evening.
Love Notes to the Laundromat was first shown at SALT Festival in 2024 before visiting Barmera for SALA Festival. What began as an experiment in place attachment has now grown into an ongoing project centered on celebrating connection, community and the places that we gather.
Visitors to the exhibition are invited to pause, read the notes left b0y others and add their own love note to the slowly growing collection.