Hello All,
The Urban Homesteading Project is installing a temporary art pieces in five different locations Greenpoint on January 8th, and 9th, 2010. We are still in the midst of location scouting, so the exact locations are not set in stone, but one thing is for sure: this is our largest, most complicated installation yet and we need help!
Here’s a description of the project:
FOREST is a large-scale, site-specific, interactive installation in which used Christmas trees, salvaged during the post-holiday season, will be arranged to mimic a natural forest in five different locations in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Set against such backdrops as the Manhattan skyline, the Newtown Creek and obscure corners of Greenpoint’s industrial zone, FOREST will provide a fictional space in which to explore new possibilities within an urban environment.
New Yorkers will be invited to bring used Christmas trees to each installation site, and to participate in the construction of the forest. A small group of local artists will be invited to create their own fictitious film and projects in each location. These projects, along with documentation from the installation will be displayed in a subsequent exhibition in May.
At the end of the installation/intervention, the mobile forest will be dismantled and the trees will be delivered to local parks to be converted to mulch. The wood used to make the tree stands will be donated to local artists in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.We are looking for volunteers to help us:
build tree stands
distribute promotional materials
help collect Christmas trees
help with the set-up and breakdown of the installation
shoot photo/video documentation
We need all the help we can get! Please contact Laura: elchipz@gmail.com or Francisca:franciscaporali@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping. Feel free to forward this along.
Also, visit urbanhomesteadingproject.org for more information.
