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Duane Georges
Spica
Sculpture
This sculpture represents two forms of navigation. 1) The mesh letters spell the name of a star. 2) The support structure is inspired by a unique form of oceanic navigation developed by South Pacific Islanders. Wave swells form varied patterns as they interact with land and currents. The Islanders developed an ability to read the reasons for these formations and could determine the direction of a particular island or atoll. Charts made from reeds were made that referenced the shape of the swell. The shape of the support structure is inspired from these chart patterns.
John Goetzinger, David Jimison, Karyn Y. Lu
Storyscape
Installation
The Storyscape project seeks to leverage a
mobile device that everyone already has access to - cell phones - and to
utilize them differently in order to engage the public, for both narrative
and historical purposes, illuminating the rich tapestry of stories behind Freedom Park.
At 13 locations throughout the park, dark blue displays, just like the one pictured, list the Storyscape phone number and a four-digit location tag. Park visitors can call the number on their cell phone and by entering the location tag will be able to access previous audio stories pertaining to that location, as well as have the option to leave their own.
The installation allows for three different types of narratives to emerge.
Visitors can: 1) leave a story particular to one specific place, e.g., "I
had my first kiss under this tree." 2) Create a linear story spanning
multiple locations in the park, e.g., a fictional account of Sherman's
thoughts as he walked through the park toward Atlanta, or 3) Engage in
collaborative storytelling by adding on to existing stories.
Click here to listen to the stories online.
Christina Himebrook
KNIT
Performance Installation
Many people who go into an art gallery may not feel any relationship
with what they see there. The artist hopes that KNIT will cultivate a relationship with the community
by involving them in the process of creating the work. The public can supply the medium and watch the
piece grow through their community space by visiting the site each Sunday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
as the artist sits on a park bench along Freedom Parkway, west of the Carter Center, to knit the bags,
providing people with the opportunity to see and respond to their own discarded materials transforming
into a work of art. The plastic grocery bags were selected as a symbol of our commercialized society;
transforming this often discarded material into a trail of meaningful stories.
The piece is draped along metal spikes to emphasize the organic flow and path-like
nature of the object and to allow for growth.
See the Events page for regular updates on the artist's schedule.
