STRING OF WORDS: RESTORE

2020

Reclaimed nautical cordage, 15 x 5 feet [4.5 x 1.5 m], 2020

"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.

Presented in

Staten Island, NY (Freshkills Landfill entrance at West Service Road & Arden Ave)

*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.

Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award