New York Gritty Is Dying public installation series consisted of Building-Bodies installed in neighborhoods currently undergoing rapid gentrification and were left on the street to exist and be a product of their environment. They're entirely handmade with found objects from the street, recycled objects from the studio, and low cost material. By humanizing these buildings, a meditation on the raw beauty of New York City streets responds to transformations in neighborhoods and it’s effect on the community. The Building-Bodies glorify the rawness of humans rather than the face lift some prefer, whether to the skin or to the streets. It is a means of emphasizing what residential structures manifest, the backbone of this city: it’s minorities and lower class Natives.
Lower East Side, October 23, 2016
Plastic bags, paper, newspaper (NY Times), hair, latex, chicken wire, coffee grounds, thread, straws, cardboard, muslin, paint, wires
Plastic bags, paper, newspaper (NY Times), hair, latex, chicken wire, coffee grounds, thread, straws, cardboard, muslin, paint, wires
Bed-stuy, November 16, 2016
Plastic bags, hair, jeans, muslin, thread, pizza boxes, cork, cardboard, garbage bags, paint, latex, "Wet Paint" sign, rocks
Plastic bags, hair, jeans, muslin, thread, pizza boxes, cork, cardboard, garbage bags, paint, latex, "Wet Paint" sign, rocks
Ridgewood, December 1, 2016
Paint, plastic drop cloth, thread, foam, cardboard, muslin
Paint, plastic drop cloth, thread, foam, cardboard, muslin
Harlem, December 5, 2016
Plastic bags, muslin, cardboard, foam, NYC Subway maps, wooden sticks, aluminum foil, drawing paper
Plastic bags, muslin, cardboard, foam, NYC Subway maps, wooden sticks, aluminum foil, drawing paper
