Untitled by Gabriel Sierra
The tile of this art installation is Untitled by Gabriel Sierra. It is a series of custom measuring
tools installed next to plants. It allows viewers can track growth of trees and
bushes near the measurement. Highline was elevated railroads through Lower West
Side Manhattan. When it was built, people destroyed the environment and made
pollution. They did not have bad feelings about what they did, because they
focused on only what they wanted. After
people stopped to use the rails, it was abandoned. No one cared about why they
built it. They only cared about how it made ugly city views. Now, people
recreate the railroads to a park. They plant trees, flowers and grass. They are
satisfied with new looks of the railroads. They feel good to see how their
efforts to save the planet are developed by checking the measurement by Sierra.
It is ironic that people destroy environment and try to save it again. They
destroy elements of natural and create built environment. They regret it and
recreate natural elements again. However, their regret and tries of these are
better than they do nothing. Untitled
by Gabriel Sierra can be a test result of what people did. With this
measurement, people can feel better for what they are doing as tracking growth
of plants near the measurement. At least, during that time, people will try to
keep them live.
This art installation at Highline is
for any highlight visitors. Visitors can play with two tons of white Lego
bricks. Eliasson and architects from ten different firms create imaginary
creatures or buildings. Based on that, visitors develop existing Lego
installation or create new one; to modify the installation, to add bricks for
ever-changing composition. What I could observe from visitors playing at The
Collectivity Project was that many people built their names and make
bridges between Lego buildings. Because most visitors come to Highline as a
visitor, not for commute, they take a picture in front of the installation and
want to leave marks with their names. They want to remember the moment and want
to be remembered to other people. They also make or look for connection between
strangers in this city as creating bridge between each installation. Their
interaction through playing with installation creates adoption and extension of
emotion between the city and people.
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