From left to right: Bilal, Jihhad and Charlie
We had three visitors to the site today.
Jihhad, Charlie and Bilal were hanging out
in the park when they spotted us working
on the installation. Charlie thought the work
looked retro and Jihhad said it looked like
a safety barrier. Bilal also liked it and thought
it looked great. I asked Bilal if he enjoyed doing any
art and he told me that sport was his thing,
- not art. That made me think how good it
was to have created interest in someone who normally
might not have that much involvement with art.
That seems to me to be the best part about
working on site to create an artwork. The fact that
the making of the work in place creates
connections that would not otherwise exist.
So that the art itself is the point of exchange and a facilitator
of new dialogues and a chance to talk to someone who
would otherwise have no reason to engage.
We never would have met these enthusiastic and energetic
boys had we not intervened in the trees. I'm glad for the
experience, as they made me feel privileged to be an artist.
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