Visual Resistance

One of my favorite pieces. These were made by Leslie from Toyshop. These were made in response to the proposed Nets arena; a lot of the discussion in support of using eminent domain to seize property and make room for the stadium centered around the idea that the area was “blighted”. The plants depicted all grow in the area: the idea was the show the natural beauty of the area and challenge the idea of a neighborhood being blighted and expendable.

First picture from April 2005, second one from December 2005: you can see how the pieces have deteriorated but are still strong.

Updated Jan 4: Found photos of each individual piece, from April.

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