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FOREST (2010) FOREST is a mobile installation in which Christmas trees, salvaged from the garbage in the post-holiday season, were arranged to mimic natural forests in industrial zones located along the Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. The juxtaposition of discarded and subsequently resurrected trees against a backdrop of heavy industry and a polluted and barren waterway was an attempt to simultaneously address material waste and ecological devastation, while exploring the possibilities of rearranging the human impact on a place through the use of repurposed garbage. At the end of the installation, the Christmas trees were recycled into mulch in a local park. Watch a short documentary about the project below:
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