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HARLEM FENCE INSTALLATION
East Harlem, NY
Fences in East Harlem act as true dividers: often setting up territorial spaces between communities and/or creating distinct separations between public and private open space. This temporary installation seeks to blur the boundary of a fence and develop a shared social space in-between. The site defines a line at a semi-public courtyard and public street. This installation strives to also highlight important aspects of Harlem’s identity through a cohesive display of art, nature, and light.
On the street side and working at a larger urban scale, the installation’s faces parallel to the fence provide space for a mural (rollage) commissioned by a local artist. On the courtyard side, a green community garden wall invites a more intimate scale of community participation, enabling a child to plant a seed. Perpendicular frames between shift between both sides of the fence to create shared spaces for communication and art/info display. The aluminum installation takes cues from local materials and the vertical repetition and spacing of the fence. It is designed as a durable, modular system that can be easily replicated and reconfigured in its pattern to work in other locations.
2017 ISRC grant received for design development
STATUS: Construction Documents completed; Awaiting site approvals
Special thanks to the NYIT students that led the conceptual design.
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