Projects
Building
Barn Razing
Betty Rymer
Tapping the Audience
with.draw
FLO(we){u)R
Past Present Perfect
re.pur.pose
redress
site:WARE:Chicago
Johnny Appleseed
PastTimes
Practical Culture
K[ne(e){a}d]
Excavating History
Watershed
Souvenir
Work-In-Progress
Three scaffolds paired with three carts allow the collaborative work of Amber Ginsburg, Carla Duarte and Lia Rousset to move from the gallery to the sidewalk. The performative and durational work entitled Work-in-Progress questions the historic understanding of materials we consider cultural building blocks: clay, fiber and seeds. The artists re-activate the relationships between people and material within an urban environment by re-crafting materials associated with dwelling, clothing, and food. Taking used brick, yarn and seeds onto carts that move daily through the Loop, the artists initiate conversation with hands-on activity. The scaffolds within the gallery become meeting rooms, sites of accumulation, and archives of experience held on the streets. The artists invite the audience to join in material reconfiguration and conversation.
Note: Special thanks to Commuity Bikcarts for their design template. http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/gallery.html
WORK IN PROGRESS
