LANDINGS: birds in the park - Softcover

Hengst, Christy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985811617 ISBN 13: 9780985811617

Publisher: Axle Contemporary Press, 2012

Synopsis

Landings: Birds in the Parkis a traveling public art project started in 2008. Both event and exhibition, it involves the temporary installation of a flock of porcelain birds, which appear one day and are gone the next. The birds have cobalt images and text silk-screened and fired onto them, investigating aspects of humanity, specifically around war and peace. The birds have landed in over sixty locations, including Central Park and the UN Headquarters in NY, many locations in Santa Fe, beaches along the coast of California, the National Mall in Washington D.C., Chartres Cathedral in France, the weapons development site of Peenemunde, Germany, and have migrated as far as the Galapagos Islands.

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About the Author

Christy Hengst’s art includes site-specific projects out in the public realm as well as wax and porcelain paintings. The public art projects range from the very temporary to quite permanent. Many have involved travel and/or collaboration with communities. Born in the US in 1967, Hengst is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is married to blacksmith Helmut Hillenkamp, with whom she often collaborates on projects, not the least of which is their two children. More information about the artist and her work can be found at www.christyhengst.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Axle Contemporary Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0985811617
• ISBN 13: 9780985811617
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118