Public Installations
Gone From the Path Direct, 2000 multicolor rose petals and paper Installation view. Dante Park, New York City. The work was commissioned by Nathan Cummings Foundation and exhibited in conjunction with the exhibition: Environmentally Concerned Exhibited 2000 Dante Park, New York City
Traces of Infinity. Trazos del Infinito I, 1999; path of multicolor roses and paper Installation view. Wave Hill, Bronx, New York. Catalogue: Traces of Infinity", essay by Cecilia Fajardo, translation: Rowena Hill; Galeria Ramis F. Barquet, New York; Wave Hill, Bronx, New York
During a 6 month residency at Wave Hill, I worked with immigrants from Mexico who work in the flower district of New York. We collected discarded flowers daily and removed the petals and dried them in the studio. We also prepared paper cut in petal shapes to mix with the flowers to give the paths a longer life span. They were paid daily an artist fee for their work.
Temporal Displacement/Desplazamiento Temporal. Double sided mirror interruption in path of delphinium petals and paper
Working with science high school students from the Bronx, we created an installation to pay homage to their personal histories and the countries where their ancestors came from.
With the science students, we used stems from the discarded flowers used to cover the paths to create small houses that we placed on trees. The work reflects on the meaning of home and our place in our family tree.
With the science students, we gathered cut logs that were in the area to create spaces to sit and reflect. We researched the number of languages spoken in the Bronx and with encaustic paint we wrote the names of languages on sides of the logs.
We recorded the sounds of the area during different times of the day, and Mexican composer Ana Lara, transcribed on to music sheets these sounds. The music stand was placed where the recordings took place. Facing the music stand a large conical shaped net collected the leaves that fell from the trees for the duration of the exhibition.
Whose Name Is Not Pronounced/Aquel cuyo nombre no es pronunciado. The native languages that were originally spoken in the area (now lost) are written on mesh over cut trees we encountered along the paths.
Nuestra historia no se encuentra en un libro/Our History Is Not Found In a Book, 2001 Hand-woven hammocks, ribbons with text and red cedar mulch 18 x 54 x 194.5 ft. Installation view. Neuberger Museum of Art 2001 Biennial for Public Art. Catalogue: Catalogues Neuberger Museum of Art, 2001 Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Essay by Eleanor Heartney, pp 6, 10, 11.
Nuestra historia no se encuentra en un libro/Our History Is Not Found In a Book, 2001 Hand-woven hammocks from Mexico were placed in the area between the library and the Museum of Purchase College, with access to visitors 24 hours. During Museum hours, ribbons and markers were offered to visitors for them to write their thoughts and messages while they relaxed.
Nuestra historia no se encuentra en un libro/Our History Is Not Found In a Book, 2009. Installation view at Wave Hill, the Bronx, New York.