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Kanakadea Park: Site-Specifc SculptureDue: Thurs, May 6th

Project Proposal: april 19thIn order to have this show in the public space of Kanakadea Park we will be presenting our projectproposals to Ken Ishman, the Risk Manager for Al-leghany County. With this in mind he will be mostconcerned with public safety, so think about and ad-dress these concerns. Keep in mind your audience...kids and families. Make sure Ken knows where yoursculpture is going to be sited, scale, materials, howwill it be made(structure), will there be any modi ca -tion to the site, who will bring it back to normal in theend? Also be able to articulate your concerns/ideasas an artist with this site-speci c project. What is therelationship between site and object?1) A short written discription of your project2 a map showing where your site is.3)a detailed sketch of your sculpture photoshoped intoa photo of your site.4)a material sample.Mount all of this on a presentation board to present toKen.

Material:With saftey in mind we will be working with fabricforms, stuffed with straw and wood 2x4 ‘s (for struc-ture if you need it.)Quantiy of material will be based on your individualproposals, tell us what you need.

Working on Site:When you are working on site always keep a cleanand safe workspace. Also I think it is important tointeract with the public. Answer their questions, havea conversation with them. Ask them questions.

Site n.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 de nes 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 thehistory of the park, the land, the lake, the lawn ect. Who uses your site? How is your site interacted with? Does it have anemotianol 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 speci c relation to your site. What kind of relationship doesyour object have to the site? Is it contradicting or an intervetion into site? Does it add to the sight or bring an aspect of thesite to attention that we might not normally see? How does the object change our perception of the site? How does the sitechange 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 tothe site?Grading:Engagement with Readings/ ResearchPlease read the two required readings: “Site Speci c In -stallation: Interventions” by: Mark Rosenthal “Installa-tions, Environments and Sites” by: Peter Selz Wewill discuss readings on the 19thThe 1st reading focuses alot on land art of the 60’s, it isnot my intention that you all make enviromently basedprojects. Rather I would like you to think about why art-ists have moved away from the gallery space and what itmeans to work in the public areana in a site speci c way.Also I think there is the difference in sites, the land art-ists worked in the west while we are working in a publicpark.Proposal/Presentation:Quality and discriptiveness of proposal images/writ ing. Able to articulate concept and saftey concernsclearly. Openness to critisms and suggestions.Craftsmanship:You know the drill.Concept:How does your object relate to the site? Is the choiceof both object and site intentional?Opening/Crit:Have a conversation with the public! They will beinterested in what you are doing.Documentation:Include both proposal piece and documentation of

nished sculpture.