Rebecca Krinke (Landscape Architecture)
has created a new, temporary work of outdoor public art, called Unseen/Seen:
The Mapping of Joy and Pain that is traveling to several parks in
Minneapolis this summer. The project creates the setting and the
opportunity for the public to map where in Minneapolis-St. Paul they
have experienced joy and pain. The project's sculptural setting includes
a unique table-like object that contains a custom, wooden map of the
Twin Cities. The scale map has streets clearly labeled to provide easy
orientation for mapping, and visitors have the opportunity to literally
add color to this map -- gold where they have felt joy and gray for
pain. Members of the project team will be on hand in each location to
talk with anyone interested about the project and invite them to add
their experiences to the map.
"Unseen/Seen: The Mapping of Joy and Pain challenges
conventional ways of seeing the Twin Cities", says Krinke. "The project
has the potential to be revealing, even cathartic." Krinke is partnering
with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board in her project. Diane
Moe, Cultural Arts Administrator for the Minneapolis Park &
Recreation Board was immediately excited with this proposal, saying, "We
at the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board are thrilled to be a
partner in this process. We are confident it will bring individuals of
all ages to the parks to view and participate in this fabulous idea."
The project is the first step in what Krinke envisions as a
continuing exploration of pain/joy through public art and the community
engagement. Bringing the project to the national, even international
level is planned. In 2011, she plans to designate a day for cities,
public art programs, and individuals to create a setting/event for The
Mapping of Joy and Pain in their city.
Schedule for the Mapping of Joy and Pain project:
Friday, July 23, 2010, Father
Hennepin Bluffs Park, Minneapolis, 3-7 p.m.
Special Location: Saturday, July 24, 2010, Walker Art Center, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, Gluek
Park, Minneapolis, 3-7 p.m.
Friday, August 6, 2010, Minnehaha
Park, Minneapolis, 3-7 p.m.
Additional parks/dates are being planned; see Krinke's website for updates.