On Governor´s Island, situated just a mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, you get a postcard view of Manhattan. New York is a myth in and of itself; a place of endless possibilities, where you can start over with nothing to create a new life. In this project, the artist has imagined installing a kaleidoscopic spyglass on the island, affording both an enlarged and multiplied vision of Manhattan, like an inner close-up of urban reality focusing on both the overview and the details. This back-and-forth movement between distance and immediate reality is also the process that leads to self-awareness, as suggested by the caption displayed on the ground.

On Governor´s Island, situated just a mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, you get a postcard view of Manhattan. New York is a myth in and of itself; a place of endless possibilities, where you can start over with nothing to create a new life. In this project, the artist has imagined installing a kaleidoscopic spyglass on the island, affording both an enlarged and multiplied vision of Manhattan, like an inner close-up of urban reality focusing on both the overview and the details. This back-and-forth movement between distance and immediate reality is also the process that leads to self-awareness, as suggested by the caption displayed on the ground.

On Governor´s Island, situated just a mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, you get a postcard view of Manhattan. New York is a myth in and of itself; a place of endless possibilities, where you can start over with nothing to create a new life. In this project, the artist has imagined installing a kaleidoscopic spyglass on the island, affording both an enlarged and multiplied vision of Manhattan, like an inner close-up of urban reality focusing on both the overview and the details. This back-and-forth movement between distance and immediate reality is also the process that leads to self-awareness, as suggested by the caption displayed on the ground.

7 MINUTES OF PEACE - TRIBUTE TO PHILIPPE PETIT / The artist came up with this project as she regularly walked past the gaping void of Ground Zero during a residency in New York. It is a tribute to the performance of Philippe Petit who, in 1974, used a tightrope to cross the space between the two towers of the World Trade Centre. The piece is made up of a monumental column that soars skyward, topped by the tightrope walker’s silhouette. At its foot, a huge cylindrical glass elevator takes visitors on a seven-minute solitary journey. Their ascent gives them time to contemplate while offering them an alternative, silent view of a city in constant motion.

7 MINUTES OF PEACE - TRIBUTE TO PHILIPPE PETIT / The artist came up with this project as she regularly walked past the gaping void of Ground Zero during a residency in New York. It is a tribute to the performance of Philippe Petit who, in 1974, used a tightrope to cross the space between the two towers of the World Trade Centre. The piece is made up of a monumental column that soars skyward, topped by the tightrope walker’s silhouette. At its foot, a huge cylindrical glass elevator takes visitors on a seven-minute solitary journey. Their ascent gives them time to contemplate while offering them an alternative, silent view of a city in constant motion.

7 MINUTES OF PEACE - TRIBUTE TO PHILIPPE PETIT / The artist came up with this project as she regularly walked past the gaping void of Ground Zero during a residency in New York. It is a tribute to the performance of Philippe Petit who, in 1974, used a tightrope to cross the space between the two towers of the World Trade Centre. The piece is made up of a monumental column that soars skyward, topped by the tightrope walker’s silhouette. At its foot, a huge cylindrical glass elevator takes visitors on a seven-minute solitary journey. Their ascent gives them time to contemplate while offering them an alternative, silent view of a city in constant motion.

Did you know that birds belonging to the same species sing differently in different continents? The differences are tiny, but they underscore the importance of context. The project for Central Park is based partly on this scientific observation. In a secluded area, in the woods, the artist has designed rock benches that would allow strollers to stop, listen and learn the song of birds singing in the trees; the “textlegend” indicates that should birds forget their language, humans could help them learn it again. The question is how to preserve our identity and our own memory in a huge city when we assimilate another culture and another language.

Did you know that birds belonging to the same species sing differently in different continents? The differences are tiny, but they underscore the importance of context. The project for Central Park is based partly on this scientific observation. In a secluded area, in the woods, the artist has designed rock benches that would allow strollers to stop, listen and learn the song of birds singing in the trees; the “textlegend” indicates that should birds forget their language, humans could help them learn it again. The question is how to preserve our identity and our own memory in a huge city when we assimilate another culture and another language.

Did you know that birds belonging to the same species sing differently in different continents? The differences are tiny, but they underscore the importance of context. The project for Central Park is based partly on this scientific observation. In a secluded area, in the woods, the artist has designed rock benches that would allow strollers to stop, listen and learn the song of birds singing in the trees; the “textlegend” indicates that should birds forget their language, humans could help them learn it again. The question is how to preserve our identity and our own memory in a huge city when we assimilate another culture and another language.