Installed as part of Cityscapes (May-August 2010) at Socrates Sculpture Park, Station #4 i a hand-constructed information booth which informs, disinforms, and generally confuses the public. Mimicked after a park ranger station, the booth is filled with natural specimen, outdated maps, posters, yellowing documents, handmade brochures, and cardboard replicas of office supplies. The brochures explain the history of the natural environment of the park, including the changes in land use since the 1600s, and tell of specific invented people, dates, and occurrences. Employed by the fictional Department of Urban Historical Natural Knowledge Assessment, the station has one employee, Connie O’Nassis, whose duties include answering park goers’ questions, handing out brochures, and leading walking tours of the park’s perimeter.
January 4, 2011
Travel Valley
Travel Valley was a temporary travel agency constructed within a former Italian ice shop on Graham Ave. in Brookyln, NY. I conceived, installed, and organized the project which included travel-related sculptures, videos, and posters by about 20 artists displayed within the empty ice cream coolers and on the walls. In addition to hosting movie screenings, lectures, and parties, the travel agency kept regular business hours, during which it was open to the public and staffed by my performance alter ego, Connie O’Nassis.
http://travelvalleytravel.wordpress.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45009031@N06/sets/72157624242696072/
