October 2007
The Archives
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other people's work
public-ization of private space
I found some really interesting work by activist designers, artists & planners while researching for a presentation for Communication & the City.
We talk a lot about the privatization of public space, and these artists seem to work against that process in an innovative way: making work (which sometimes consists of just being) in formerly public [...] -
just thinking, other people's work
dispatch from condoburg
A project by my friends and fellow IMAers Laura Chipley, Francisca Caporali, and Pilar Ortiz got me thinking about the changing meanings of public and private spaces in an urban setting. These psychogeographically inspired artists are planning to take up residence in a temporary dwelling in public space, constructed entirely from the wealth of [...]
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my work, video
Fillmore on Gowanus Lounge
Just wanted to acknowledge Gowanus Lounge (a great blog about real estate & development in Brooklyn) for reposting my Fillmore Place video. Also, if you’re interested, check out some of the comments about the block on Brownstoner — pretty harsh!
It does go to show that you can’t really know a place without being [...] -
my work
new project up: sidewalk
For Communication and the City, Prof. Mary Flanagan assigned us to read Jane Jacob’s writing about sidewalks in The Death and Life of Great American Cities and document our most important encounters on public sidewalks in any medium. Here is the project I came up with:
(click images to see larger size)
El Cerrito, CA – [...] -
my work, video
Fillmore Place on WPA
The Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Williamsburg & Greenpoint (WPA) is working on the effort to landmark Fillmore Place. They posted my video about Fillmore Place on their site. There’s more information about the history of Fillmore Place there.
I am also working on collaborating with them to track the buildings they hope to preserve [...] -
just thinking, other people's work
army men project
10.03.07 | Permalink | 2 CommentsWe had a guest artist today in Communication & The City with Prof. Mary Flanagan. Chris Vines is the head of Creative Arts Team, a group out of CUNY that practices theater for empowerment using techniques from Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. I found his work interesting, given my theater background, and I [...]
