fulton fence 2007
op-art sings pedestrian gallery
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location Fulton Street and Broadway, New York. USA
type Temporary art installation
sponsors Downtown Alliance and LMCC as part of Re:Construction public art program
team Mateo Pintó, Carolina Cisneros, Carlos J. Gómez de Llarena
collaborators Darrin Amelio, Eric Anglés, Doug Back, Whitney Barrat, Alessandro Cimini, Jeff Coe, Adrian Ertorteguy, Marcelo Ertorteguy, Elio Franceschelli, Pilita Garcia, Jaime Gili, Andres Jimenez, Ira Jones, Aya Karpinska, Esperanza Mayobre, Johana Langford, Pablo Sanchez, Pablo Souto, Roberto Sosa, Edward Schexnayder, Niso Tamoulis, Sara Valente, Stan Wiechers, David Yates
award Selected project
link www.fultonfence.net
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The Fulton Fence was an intervention on 380 linear feet of chain link fences located on Fulton between Broadway and Nassau streets. It was displayed between fall 2007 and summer 2008.
Given the narrow space available for a pedestrian corridor, the project presented an eye-level gallery of 46 hand-made safety tape signs attached to the fenced border, which was covered by patterns of colored construction mesh resembling an op-art mural. These attachments were placed on a total of thirty chain link fences of 10 foot length enclosing the Fulton Street water main retrofitting project. At the time of installation, an initial linear pattern was established along the sidewalk. As the modules were moved by the construction needs, new combinations emerged creating a history of the construction as it evolved.
QR codes and URLs featured on some of the signs linked visitors to the fultonfence.net website when scanned from a mobile device. The idea behind this digital media intervention was to parallel the construction online and explore the notion of a “site” as both physical location and information. The website was organized as a vertically scrolling page analogous to the experience of walking on the perimeter of the project on Fulton. Just as the physical installation weaved elements of vernacular construction materials, the website re-utilized an assortment of online media tools to create a collage of process documentation, location information, widget mash-ups and mobile downloads.
The project was developed during a month using a prototype in a studio and installed over a two week period by the artists and a crew of collaborators.
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