What Constitutes an Advance? by Lena, Gabriel & Sid. Lena (33), Gabriel (5) and Sid (1) went to Sefton Park for their Advance. They decided to move from a non-affluent periphery of the city (Everton) to another more affluent (Aigburth). They travelled by public transport. They wondered what impact Liverpool Biennial’s opening had on their own day, a Saturday walk in the park. During the day Lena realized that she was a connecting point between the young and the old. A mother with two kids always attracts attention from the elderly, often positive attention. Two old ladies made a significant impact on their day: one on the bus and one in the park. The following conversation has been transcribed by Lena, but all the words are either Gabriel’s or one of the two older ladies. ‘First we saw a lady on the bus, and you were talking to her. Then you saw other lady, who was trying to find a festival, and it wasn’t on today. First lady said Sid’s name.’ ‘Those two ladies, they might have been the same. They both had white hair.’ ‘I know it wasn’t on already.’ [the food festival] ‘We are sitting on a different bench, because a man, with a mobile phone, sat on our bench. That’s ok. This might be our bench for now on.’