Kanakadea Park: Site-Specific Sculpture

Site n. Due: Thurs, May 6th

The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located: a good site for the school.
The place or setting of something: a historic site; a job site or sculpture site.

First go to Kanakadea Park and choose a site that is of interest to you. What is it about this site/place that is interesting?
What are the boundries of the site: is it an object that defines the site, a group of objects, a border between two things,
a path? What are its characteristics: texture, light, color, material(asphalt, grass, water, sign, object, trees ect.) intimate/
public, nature/manmade, centeral/perhiferal? What is the use/ function of your site? Does it have a history? What is the
history of the park, the land, the lake, the lawn ect. Who uses your site? How is your site interacted with? Does it have an
emotianol mood? What is the ecology of your site?
Object.
a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of site investigation.

Next you will design an object or an installation that has a specific relation to your site. What kind of relationship does
your object have to the site? Is it contradicting or an intervetion into site? Does it add to the sight or bring an aspect of the
site to attention that we might not normally see? How does the object change our perception of the site? How does the site
change the perception of the object? What qualities of the site is your object addressing: historical, social use, function,
formal qualities ect? You may choose just one aspect of your site to focus on. How does the scale of your object relate to
the site?
Project Proposal: april 19th Grading:
In order to have this show in the public space of Engagement with Readings/ Research
Kanakadea Park we will be presenting our project Please read the two required readings: “Site Specific In-
proposals to Ken Ishman, the Risk Manager for Al- stallation: Interventions” by: Mark Rosenthal “Installa-
leghany County. With this in mind he will be most tions, Environments and Sites” by: Peter Selz We
concerned with public safety, so think about and ad- will discuss readings on the 19th
dress these concerns. Keep in mind your audience... The 1st reading focuses alot on land art of the 60’s, it is
kids and families. Make sure Ken knows where your not my intention that you all make enviromently based
sculpture is going to be sited, scale, materials, how projects. Rather I would like you to think about why art-
will it be made(structure), will there be any modifica- ists have moved away from the gallery space and what it
tion to the site, who will bring it back to normal in the means to work in the public areana in a site specific way.
end? Also be able to articulate your concerns/ideas Also I think there is the difference in sites, the land art-
as an artist with this site-specific project. What is the ists worked in the west while we are working in a public
relationship between site and object? park.
1) A short written discription of your project Proposal/Presentation:
2 a map showing where your site is. Quality and discriptiveness of proposal images/
3)a detailed sketch of your sculpture photoshoped into writing. Able to articulate concept and saftey concerns
a photo of your site. clearly. Openness to critisms and suggestions.
4)a material sample. Craftsmanship:
Mount all of this on a presentation board to present to
You know the drill.
Ken.
Concept:
Material: How does your object relate to the site? Is the choice
With saftey in mind we will be working with fabric of both object and site intentional?
forms, stuffed with straw and wood 2x4 ‘s (for struc-
Opening/Crit:
ture if you need it.)
Have a conversation with the public! They will be
Quantiy of material will be based on your individual
proposals, tell us what you need. interested in what you are doing.
Documentation:
Working on Site:
Include both proposal piece and documentation of
When you are working on site always keep a clean
and safe workspace. Also I think it is important to finished sculpture.
interact with the public. Answer their questions, have
a conversation with them. Ask them questions.