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PUBLIC PROJECTS

east of eden - 2005
"EAST," included in the exhibition "East of Eden," at LandKunstLeben, an organization linking land and art, culture and horticulture,located fifty kilometers outside of Berlin. "EAST" explores contradictions of directionality, what exactly does "east" mean within the context of a global village garden located in the former German Democratic Republic?

also: visit www.landkunstleben.de

invisible garden - 2004
The Invisible Garden is camouflaged, extending through the rows of trees leading from South Pond towards North Avenue and circling the statue of Ben Franklin. The garden maps a social space, a design derived from a fragment of camouflage used to make both military uniforms and fashion accessories. This space, which includes skate boarders, running children, and pedestrians, is also a corridor of projections and fantasies, a reflection of the political, social, and ideological issues of our moment. Like Gustav Klucis's 'radio-orator', the Invisible Garden becomes a point of broadcast and asks "what aren't we seeing, what surrounds us but remains invisible?"

also: visit www.invisiblegarden.com

something more than night - 2002
Ellen Rothenberg, Terri Kapsalis and John Corbett at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, with horticulturalist Steve Meyer -
curated: Lou Malozzi /The Experimental Sound Studio

Something More than Night, a series of visual and sonic mini-events sited throughout the Lincoln Park Conservatory, suggests a noir-like mystery, placing the viewer in the position of detective. Building on the exotic, steamy atmosphere of the Conservatory, "Something More than Night" shifted between the botanical spectacle of The Conservatory and the fragmentary narrative suggested by the sound and visual elements.

industry, not servitude! - 1997
This project recuperates a history that was repressed, forgotten and unacknowledged, The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association, the first labor organization for women in the United States. The women activists who were involved in the LFLRA broke new ground in the area of women's rights and made significant contributions to the labor reform and anti-slavery movements.

Even after a hundred and fifty years, the power of their language and the energy of their thinking continues to challenge us to answer difficult, relevant questions: What constitutes meaningful work? Are human rights secure within our economic system? What is the value of knowledge and education?

The sculpture has five elements distributed along the length of Lucy Larcom Park close to The Lowell National Historical Park for Labor and Industrial History. Moving through The Park, the viewer encounters a series of sculptures in granite and steel inscribed with slogans, quotations, and historical documents from the writings of these feminist labor organizers.

an american garden - 1996
"An American Garden" was part of a citywide exhibition, "Re-inventing the Garden City" sponsored by Sculpture Chicago, which paired artists with parks in neighborhoods throughout the city. "An American Garden," took place at Union Park located just west downtown, in a low-income neighborhood undergoing gentrification. Additional scrutiny was brought to bear on "An American Garden" by the presence of the 1996 Democratic National Convention, which took place in the United Center, just blocks from Union Park.

An American Garden re-frames Union Park as a place of possibility and growth, a place where the community can and has put down roots. The project attempts to make visible the connection between the cultural and social history of the Park and the current significance of Union Park in the life of the community today. An American Garden seeks to overturn the assumptions about place that direct our choices each day of where to go and when to stop as we navigate the city.

Using language and reading as a directive for movement across the Park landscape, "An American Garden" encircles trees, zigzags through an 150' garden, and settles on park benches - mapping the cultural and social topography of the Park.