BYOFL (Bring Your Own Finish Line), 2023
31 X 129" hand-sewn fabric finish line, desk, stamp, ledger, hand-screen certificates
A participatory public artwork, Wooster Square Park, New Haven CT, October 28, 2023.
31 X 129" hand-sewn fabric finish line, desk, stamp, ledger, hand-screen certificates
A participatory public artwork, Wooster Square Park, New Haven CT, October 28, 2023.
Ground, 2020
Cornmeal, dimensions variable
An ephemeral, site-specific work made for 26 Mill Street in New Haven as part of the Mill Street group exhibition. The work relates to the history of grist mills and lace factories along the Mill River in Connecticut. Images by Stephanie Anestis.
Cornmeal, dimensions variable
An ephemeral, site-specific work made for 26 Mill Street in New Haven as part of the Mill Street group exhibition. The work relates to the history of grist mills and lace factories along the Mill River in Connecticut. Images by Stephanie Anestis.
Memory Edit (I will never forget...) 2019
November 2 - 3, 2019, 12 - 6 PM
Yale West Campus, 410 West Campus Drive, Orange CT
a commissioned project for New Haven Citywide Open Studios.
Memory Edit (I will never forget...)
satin, silk, felt, thread, sound, variable dimensions
Memory Edit (I will never forget...) explores the phenomenon of memory through touch, sound, and movement. Commissioned by Artspace for the 2019 New Haven Citywide Open Studios, the works consists of four fabric banners arranged with graphics and texts in hand-cut felt. Each banner represents memories from one of four artists in their 80s and 90s. On November 2 - 3, sewing groups and individuals helped to hand stitch the felt onto the banners in a collective performance and sewing bee. Installation photographs by Stephanie Anestis.
November 2 - 3, 2019, 12 - 6 PM
Yale West Campus, 410 West Campus Drive, Orange CT
a commissioned project for New Haven Citywide Open Studios.
Memory Edit (I will never forget...)
satin, silk, felt, thread, sound, variable dimensions
Memory Edit (I will never forget...) explores the phenomenon of memory through touch, sound, and movement. Commissioned by Artspace for the 2019 New Haven Citywide Open Studios, the works consists of four fabric banners arranged with graphics and texts in hand-cut felt. Each banner represents memories from one of four artists in their 80s and 90s. On November 2 - 3, sewing groups and individuals helped to hand stitch the felt onto the banners in a collective performance and sewing bee. Installation photographs by Stephanie Anestis.
Suspended Moods, 2019
A participatory, collaborative installation made in conjunction with The Foote School community. Suspended Moods begins with the questions "how are you feeling today?" Created to foster emotional intelligence, a sensibility for the nuance and transitory nature of emotion, and to exhibit the power of collective action, Suspended Moods consists of over 600 bamboo sticks individually painted to reflect the mood of the participant and stamped with a gold finger print. Suspended on stainless steel cable through the trees, the lines show a snapshot of the emotional register of the community in the first days of school.
A participatory, collaborative installation made in conjunction with The Foote School community. Suspended Moods begins with the questions "how are you feeling today?" Created to foster emotional intelligence, a sensibility for the nuance and transitory nature of emotion, and to exhibit the power of collective action, Suspended Moods consists of over 600 bamboo sticks individually painted to reflect the mood of the participant and stamped with a gold finger print. Suspended on stainless steel cable through the trees, the lines show a snapshot of the emotional register of the community in the first days of school.
Pearl Street Painting Project, 2019
Located at the intersection of Pearl and Lincoln Streets in New Haven, CT, the street painting was planned in collaboration with the Lincoln-Bradley Neighborhood Association and carried out as a community project in the course of one day. Photographs by Stephanie Anestis.
Located at the intersection of Pearl and Lincoln Streets in New Haven, CT, the street painting was planned in collaboration with the Lincoln-Bradley Neighborhood Association and carried out as a community project in the course of one day. Photographs by Stephanie Anestis.
Mastheads, 2019
Commissioned for the 2019 Mastheads Writers' Residency: Fabric portraits of historical authors and watercolor portraits of the 2019 writers in residence. Fabric portraits were on view in Pittsfield, MA through the summer of 2019. Photograph by Kyle Goldbach.
Commissioned for the 2019 Mastheads Writers' Residency: Fabric portraits of historical authors and watercolor portraits of the 2019 writers in residence. Fabric portraits were on view in Pittsfield, MA through the summer of 2019. Photograph by Kyle Goldbach.
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Gather Round, 2018
A participatory, ephemeral installation work created in conjunction with the Cold Spring School community. For more information visit cssgatherround.com.
A participatory, ephemeral installation work created in conjunction with the Cold Spring School community. For more information visit cssgatherround.com.
stack, sort, stretch (repeat), 2017
paper, tape, clay, string, yarn, cardboard, pipe cleaners, feathers, cloth, burlap, newsprint, wooden blocks
variable dimensions
Created for the 2017 Holding Ground conference in New Haven, CT, Participants were given a set of varied materials and directions for collective engagement. Tasks were designed to foster creative collaboration, problem-solving, and experimental thinking and building. Conceived on the model of rule-based conceptual art, early childhood games, and philosophical thought experiments, "Stack-Sort-Stretch (Repeat)" is an imagination exercise that was developed specifically for Holding Ground in order to facilitate communal experiences of balance, awareness, ephemerality, flexibility, compromise, and support.
paper, tape, clay, string, yarn, cardboard, pipe cleaners, feathers, cloth, burlap, newsprint, wooden blocks
variable dimensions
Created for the 2017 Holding Ground conference in New Haven, CT, Participants were given a set of varied materials and directions for collective engagement. Tasks were designed to foster creative collaboration, problem-solving, and experimental thinking and building. Conceived on the model of rule-based conceptual art, early childhood games, and philosophical thought experiments, "Stack-Sort-Stretch (Repeat)" is an imagination exercise that was developed specifically for Holding Ground in order to facilitate communal experiences of balance, awareness, ephemerality, flexibility, compromise, and support.
the way things felt, 2016
A public, immersive, interactive performance and installation work about touch, intimacy and color. Commissioned by Artspace with funding by The National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Arts Council. This piece was commissioned by Artspace as part of their 2016 Citywide Open Studios festival. Participants select a role – either a painter, eraser, or a surface – and are provided with either a red, black, or pink smock indicating their role. By following simple rules for pressing large abstract felt shapes onto fabric walls and floor, people of all ages and abilities can participate.
the way things felt explores tactility, collaboration, ephemerality, and sensation. Based on simple felt packs given to children in museums and flannel boards used in elementary schools, the work also finds art historical precedents in Matisse's cut-outs, Beverly Semmes's fabric works, Polly Apfelbaum's fallen paintings, and Sol LeWitt's collaborative wall drawings. It is also conceptually related to my ongoing philosophical research into color experience, play, synesthesia, sensation, and Autism.
The installation includes a 15-channel sound score by Nick Lloyd. I am joined in the piece by my frequent collaborator, dance artist and choreographer Rachel Bernsen. Additional guiding participants are Cat Balco, Hannah Purdy, Paul North, Beka Sturges, Jane Jervis, Laura Scheinkopf, and Jamie Bingham. Collaborators include Nick Lloyd, Rachel Bernsen, Cora Lloyd, Susan Craig, Peter Craig, Kyle Goldbach, Meg Kazukynas Hyndman, Carlos Zapf, Roberto Zapf, Wilson Lopez, and Rodrigo Barbosa. Photographs by Domingo Medina ©2016.
A public, immersive, interactive performance and installation work about touch, intimacy and color. Commissioned by Artspace with funding by The National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Arts Council. This piece was commissioned by Artspace as part of their 2016 Citywide Open Studios festival. Participants select a role – either a painter, eraser, or a surface – and are provided with either a red, black, or pink smock indicating their role. By following simple rules for pressing large abstract felt shapes onto fabric walls and floor, people of all ages and abilities can participate.
the way things felt explores tactility, collaboration, ephemerality, and sensation. Based on simple felt packs given to children in museums and flannel boards used in elementary schools, the work also finds art historical precedents in Matisse's cut-outs, Beverly Semmes's fabric works, Polly Apfelbaum's fallen paintings, and Sol LeWitt's collaborative wall drawings. It is also conceptually related to my ongoing philosophical research into color experience, play, synesthesia, sensation, and Autism.
The installation includes a 15-channel sound score by Nick Lloyd. I am joined in the piece by my frequent collaborator, dance artist and choreographer Rachel Bernsen. Additional guiding participants are Cat Balco, Hannah Purdy, Paul North, Beka Sturges, Jane Jervis, Laura Scheinkopf, and Jamie Bingham. Collaborators include Nick Lloyd, Rachel Bernsen, Cora Lloyd, Susan Craig, Peter Craig, Kyle Goldbach, Meg Kazukynas Hyndman, Carlos Zapf, Roberto Zapf, Wilson Lopez, and Rodrigo Barbosa. Photographs by Domingo Medina ©2016.
Below is a time lapse video of The Way Things Felt from October 16, 2016.
The Salt Marsh Wall at Cold Spring School, 2016
263 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
In June of 2016 I completed a 3-story public mural on the side of Cold Spring School. The mural was created in collaboration with the Cold Spring faculty, staff, students, and families. It depicts fifteen different salt marsh plants and is accompanied by a field guide to help children and others learn the names of the plants. Cold Spring school sits on land that used to be salt marsh, and the children study the salt marsh as part of their research into their local ecosystem. Over the course of one month, we scrubbed, primed, and painted the window openings on the side of the school - openings that were bricked over when the school was constructed and previously painted gray. 16 broad stripes of colors taken from the plants in different seasons stretched across the building as an under layer. The drawings of the plants were then projected onto the building, with the blue sky painted in a final step. The mural is a testament to the vibrancy of the Cold Spring community and the school's commitment to ecological education. The mural also faces out toward the community on James Street to welcome them toward the school and to provide a reminder of New Haven's native and natural environment.
Time Lapse Video of the entire painting process by Domingo Medina on Vimeo.
263 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
In June of 2016 I completed a 3-story public mural on the side of Cold Spring School. The mural was created in collaboration with the Cold Spring faculty, staff, students, and families. It depicts fifteen different salt marsh plants and is accompanied by a field guide to help children and others learn the names of the plants. Cold Spring school sits on land that used to be salt marsh, and the children study the salt marsh as part of their research into their local ecosystem. Over the course of one month, we scrubbed, primed, and painted the window openings on the side of the school - openings that were bricked over when the school was constructed and previously painted gray. 16 broad stripes of colors taken from the plants in different seasons stretched across the building as an under layer. The drawings of the plants were then projected onto the building, with the blue sky painted in a final step. The mural is a testament to the vibrancy of the Cold Spring community and the school's commitment to ecological education. The mural also faces out toward the community on James Street to welcome them toward the school and to provide a reminder of New Haven's native and natural environment.
Time Lapse Video of the entire painting process by Domingo Medina on Vimeo.
Photo Credit: Domingo Medina, 2016