Here are some snapshots of my project for In-Site, including a few of the installation process. These are all enlarged images of weeds from South Orange, wheatpasted onto nearby buildings. Will be editing documentation soon!
Terrarium
I’m going to be doing a public installation in ArtBloc in September. Here’s a description:
I am converting these windowed containers into a giant terrarium, to be filled with weeds collected from Hamilton Park with the help of the Greens Group volunteers. Throughout the two month period, the installation will be constantly changing and growing. It will act as a foil to the domesticated space of the park, a wild place within the city, encouraging viewers to look at the overlooked.
Here are some weeds we collected last Saturday. Stay tuned!
New Growth at Drew
New Growth was installed at Drew University this spring, and it will be up through October.. See image of palm tree as well as a map of where to find each tree on campus.
IN-SITE Sketch
IN-SITE Proposal
As an artist, I am interested in the intersection of nature and culture, including the way that we humans represent plant-life in illustrations, advertisements and logos, as well as for decorative purposes. The many representations of nature are, in my estimation, about as numerous and varied as real plant species. They range from the most simple geometric shapes to detailed illustrations and photographs, sometimes referencing existing or even imaginary species. As we are increasingly separated from direct contact with wilderness, these representations can sometimes stand in for the real thing. I’ve been playing with this idea in projects such as the fabric sculpture Canopy (2010), my collage series Field Studies (2011), as well as my recent public sculpture on Randall’s Island, New Growth (2013).
I propose to create a conceptual project in which I collect and scan real leaves from downtown South Orange and the park area as well as representations of leaves also found in the downtown area, such as those printed on packaging in stores, signs, on clothing fabric, decorative fake plants, elements of logos, architectural elements reminiscent of plants, etc. I will organize these “specimens” into a digital herbarium in the form of a website with accompanying information about each leaf (photos of the leaves as they were found, along with information such as location, context, size, and species).
I will also enlarge several of these images to approximately 2 feet tall (quite possibly larger) and wheatpaste them onto walls in public space throughout the downtown area. A QR code symbol will accompany each leaf which will lead viewers to the project website. This will function as a dispersed “natural” history display.
Wheatpasting is a temporary way to adhere paper to an outdoor wall. It’s made of water, flour, and sugar. It can last for months in an outdoor location. Wheatpasted images can be removed with hot water.
QR Codes are square black and white bar codes which can be scanned using smart phones. These codes can have web addresses embedded in them. Scanning the code will take you to the website.
Images attached:
1. Examples of leaves and leaf imagery found in downtown South Orange.
2 & 3. Digital collage of wheatpaste installation for one leaf.
From the Roof
New Jersey:
New York:
Nature + City
Last Weekend
Saturday: Filming with Brian
Sunday: St. Peter’s Cemetery with Brian & Tsubasa
Test Prints & Symmetrical Marbles
On Friday I took two buses to an office park in Carlstadt, New Jersey and then walked a quarter mile to Color X. Marshland on my left, office buildings on my right.
Once I entered, the first thing I noticed was the floor. Marbles. Symmetrical marbles.
Phone books –> vector files –> large prints on plywood.
Test Prints… The white pigment is in a separate cartridge, and there’s a special process for applying it.
After I was pleased with the colors, I ran off to work, and Chris picked the finished prints up that afternoon.
Please Note: Fun is to be had by walking to the left.
Shrines with Debi & Friends
Anne Percoco 