I de-installed Fence/Curtain 2.0, my temporary public art installation on October 15, 2012. It was on
exhibit at the Boston Center for the Arts in a garden
at the corner of Tremont and Clarendon Streets in Boston, MA from
July 13th through October 14th.
When I installed Fence/Curtain 2.0 in
July, I had a number of pictures taken for my portfolio. Before taking it down,
I took quite a few more, so I have documentation of the piece in the fall, and
also after it was out in the elements for three months.
An autumn view of the park, plaza
and installation are shown above.
A close-up of the
fence in Autumn
Last but not least, one
piece of the installation remains until the garden goes dormant during the
winter. In July I attached a width of monoprinted and stiffened fabric to
various sections of the wrought iron fence. Since then, a vine has grown around
and through this one corner. I LOVE that, and the last thing I would do is
disturb it, since it's really beautiful.
I'm really happy to say
that there was no vandalism of my work while in the park, in the middle of such
a busy part of Boston, and I am very grateful about that. I was especially
concerned that the fabric wrapped around the big tree may have been stolen, and
thankfully it was not. I did insert wire in it as a security measure, just in
case. It took me over 16 hours to cut 1740 little holes out of the 10' piece of
fabric, and if it was stolen I think I would have cried. Cutting the holes was incredibly
boring, and it was painful for my hand, neck and back. I admit that it was
pretty obsessive work, but well worth it in my opinion. The tree was my
favorite part of the installation, and I look forward to doing more trees, if
given the opportunity.
