BORINQUEN GALLO

Bee's Knees​

braided black and yellow trash bags, dimensions variable, 2015

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Community participatory installation done in partnership with MoCADA and the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust Fall 2016, Green Garden,

Brooklyn, NY

This collaborative project looked to activate a community garden that became uninhabited as the result of a the gentrification dynamics of the Fort Green Section of Brooklyn. Through a collaborative sculpture installation and planting workshop, the space became a hub of activity and collaboration. The participatory event, free and opened to the public, attracted a diversified audience. Visitors from different socio-economic backgrounds, joined forces to create an interactive play ground by collectively braiding trash bags, and potted planters to rehabilitate the garden.