Sunday, August 14, 2011

"Beacon Landing" George Trakas

shot these two videos from two points within the Trakas installation. does this work imply ∞/infinity of Beacon NY? (follow your basic understanding of horizon to "rotate" video or not)

from http://collegerelations.vassar.edu/2007/2413/
"Internationally lauded installation artist George Trakas will discuss his latest environmental art project in a lecture entitled "Beacon Landing: A Peninsula's Emergence" on Wednesday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m., in Sanders Auditorium (Sanders Classroom building, Room 212). This event is free and open to the public.
Trakas's latest work at Beacon Landing, part of the Minetta Brook Foundation's "Hudson River Project," will be unveiled this spring. In his installation, Trakas renovated an eroded abandoned railroad landing in Beacon on the Hudson River, allowing for previously unavailable public access to the waterfront.
The Minetta Brook Foundation promises that the Beacon Point Project, made of steel and wood decks, pathways, and stairways to the river, "will interact with the tides, river currents and waves, creating the sounds of cascading water, and provide views of the Hudson Highlands and points south." Minetta Brook is a non-profit arts organization that presents public art projects, exhibitions, and publications designed to strengthen the relationship between contemporary artists and communities internationally.
Trakas is internationally known for his environmental sculptures, often taking the form of bridges, pathways, and docks. His interest in water resource issues, tides, currents, and shoreline construction have been produced in a wide range of projects – from Berth Haven at the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Seattle to Sword Bridge in Thiers, France. His work has been exhibited at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Documenta 6 and 8, Kassel, Germany. His work is also included in the permanent collections of the Louisiana Museum in Denmark, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City."

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