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Public Art piece #1- Graffiti Research Lab in Barce at Corte Ingles (2007, Barcelona, Spain)
Graffiti Research Lab site
GRL are former alums of MFADT at Parsons and members of Eyebeam.
In this particular piece, users outside in Barce make outdoor graffiti using laser lights on the facade of El Corte Ingles. As a former resident of Barce, I commend them for choosing the most centrally located spot in the city. Barce itself is an amazingly experimental when it comes to arts and public spaces.
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Assignment: Visit a public space for 1-2 hours. Record your observations.
Place of choice: the basketball court & its surroundings, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Park.
I leave my place at 8:30 a.m. almost every morning and I see these amazingly beautiful women across the street who look like they’ve found peace in Manhattan and I am quite envious of this, as I have yet to find this myself. They move, in what seems like either a traditional? religious? or meaningful dance, and it seems to reflect motions of mother nature. The motions are repetitive and done cohesively, so they must have known this beforehand…maybe even practiced before I even noticed?
They also are the same women I see everyday, in this routine, but they’re not “stuck in this routine.” You can see this is what they truly enjoy doing.
