Project: The Smell of a Critical Moment
January 14th
Organizers: Gayil Nalls, artist
Sophia Marisa Lucas, curator
Partners: Second Saturdays in Staten Island (Brendan Coyle)
99 Occupiers
(Possibly Jean Toche)
Location: Doorways at 62 Van Duzer Street in Staten Island
(very accessible from the Ferry Terminal)
Mission:
To engage Staten Island’s North Shore community in dialog with OWS. Staten Island is overwhelmingly conservative, except for it’s North Shore area, and few from this community have been mobilized to join the movement. It is home to a predominantly lower-middle and lower class demographic, including many artists, musicians and immigrants of Mexico, Sri Lanka, Gana and Liberia.
The conceptual framework for the project is not quite a direct action or form of cultural resistance, but rather an endeavor to further introduce the movement to those who have never been in Zuccotti Park, through an intellectual and sensorial experience. For those whose sole understanding of the movement comes via the lens of media coverage, not only is their perception of the movement’s participants limited, but their sensitivity to the overall message is hindered by their lack of physical connectivity to the resisting body. The expectation is that through this increased affinity, that by the end of the exhibition, locals will be more engaged with the veritable ideas of the movement, making for a powerfully participatory closing reception, which serves as generative element for uniting people in this isolated borough.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 09:11PM 