It has been rather hard and long winter and we finally see Spring arrived in NYC. There were much damages done by Sandy in the Battery Park City’s water front (Manhattan) but, now it is completely restored and it’s pleasant to take a walk when the weather gets warmer. I enjoyed taking in the sunshine and took a long walk in the Hudson River Park this weekend.
As I walked by the Brookfield Place Plaza, I stumbled upon an interesting installation.
I later learned that the installation was called “TRANSported” and it was commissioned by Arts Brookfield and presented as a part of the IDEA CITY Festival 2013. It features two site-specific, interactive instillation housed in within and re-purposing the 20 – foot shipping container.
Art Pac-Kit: Equipped with a water capture and recycling as a sources of irrigation water
Habitat for Artists, an artists’ collective based in New York’s Hudson Valley, transforms a simple metal box into a vehicle for dialogue and conversation in a piece called Art Pac-Kit.
Two hybrid studios and a central hub for shared engagement serve as spaces for a series of interactions exploring aspects of self-reliance and for the facilitation of conversation between the public and groups like Solar One and the Hudson Valley Seed Library. If you can see the design diagram below, it is utilizing the unique feature of the shipping container. It is fun to look at and it comfortably hosts artists. When I was visiting, they were hosting an art workshop for little artists in the neighborhood.
Seth Kinmont’s “Tender” (part of StreetFest on May 4 in Sara D. Roosevelt Park and opening on May 6 at Brookfield Place) engages the public with a performative installation examining value, commerce, and art. The project features the minting of a currency commemorating the exhibition.
Seth Kinmont’s “Tender”
TRANSported will be on display from May 1 until May 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Art Pac-Kit
Cover Image: Courtesy Habitat for Artists
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