Block Party
Completed 2021
Completed 2021
This installation is born
from Chicago’s rich history of annual block parties that provide necessary
resources to vulnerable and engaged residents, particularly on the South and
West Sides. These gatherings are self-funded, self-organized, and self-policed.
They are an example of the many acts of civic responsibility that occur
routinely in disenfranchised neighborhoods when residents take matters into
their own hands. A certifiable act of celebratory vigilantism, the block party
does not obey traffic regulations, it does not obey permit jurisdiction, and it
most certainly does not obey traditional urban principles. These
characteristics of community and accountability inspired the Studio’s project
in the North Lawndale community.
Client: Chicago Architecture Biennial
Collaborators: Shawhin Roudbari, Iker Gil, WACA, Open Architecture Chicago, Freedom House
Fabrication: BKE Designs
Photography: MAW Photos
Client: Chicago Architecture Biennial
Collaborators: Shawhin Roudbari, Iker Gil, WACA, Open Architecture Chicago, Freedom House
Fabrication: BKE Designs
Photography: MAW Photos
Filed under:
Installation, Architecture
Installation, Architecture
Porch Politics
Completed 2021
Completed 2021
Porch Politics is a multi-media installation that explores the communal aspects of the American Porch. Often ignored and underutilized, this space is the source of many acts of defiance, refusal, and liberation. Porch Politics imposes physical steps, within the School of the Art Institute of Chicago entry gallery to be occupied, climbed, and conquered. While literal porch steps foreground the installation, a large scale mixed-media drawing captures the local housing typologies of the Austin community. An area that is often avoided and mischaracterized is given prominence and celebration. Porch Politics challenges you to rethink spatial occupation and collective community.
Client: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fabrication: Building Brown Workshop
Photography: Griffin Imaging Studio
Client: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fabrication: Building Brown Workshop
Photography: Griffin Imaging Studio
Filed under:
Installation
Installation