Built an ark
“Kea Tawana built a wooden ark on city vacant land in Newark, New Jersey in 1981. Fed up with city neglect of the neighborhood since the 1967 riots, Tawana decided to create a massive structure – ninety feet wide and three stories high – using scavenged material. The ark served to provide hope and symbolize renewal. Unfortunately, the city decided to raze the structure, stating that its presence did not comply with code.” More here. Followed by Mark Bradford who has built an ark for New Orleans in LA after the hurricane ‘Katrina’. To research locations like these, check outsider-environments.
Credits
Glasshouse made from graffitied windows taken from a soon to be demolished bulding in Mexico city. Now who gets the credit, the artist José Carlos Martinat, the nameless writers, the architect of this building or the council for letting it go to rack? Or the gallerists of the show. I would say all of them, it is a beautiful installation.
Daniele del Nero
Abandoned building are restless and communicate. Says Daniele del Nero and works with models.
John Hawke
Minimal environments by John Hawke / NYc. He also intervenes on the streets, and you need a hawke´s eye to recognize.
Dark memories
The photos above are from the ‘dark memory’ series by Guillaume Chamahian. Compare to Brett Armory’s ‘Waiting’ series.
The ruins of Detroit
Photography by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre. Book coming from Steidl in Dec. Is Detroit a model city (video)? Well…
Garry Trinh
From the ‘Our Spot’ series (2008).
“These photographs were captured using an old light leaking camera and expired photographic film. The defects reflect the raw character of the skaters and the skateparks that once coexisted in these landscapes. Most of these skateparks existed between the late 80s and 90s. After years of wear and tear these skateparks were eventually torn down and replaced by more modern style skateparks.”
Compare to Eric Tabuchi’s ‘Countrysights’ series.
Jote
About Jote “Creating I am trying above all to respect the spirit of the place. It is for me particularly important because surroundings are one of components of the structure of my works. On architecturalisation of space influences a game of the colour, shapes, lines. I’m trying to find the meaning in the space in which very plain can create that space. Minimalist in its expression forms fit well in the industrial space. This creates the impression that the plane image is intertwined with the environment.” The photos are from his ‘letters’ series.
