Nicholas Fraser
Branding Project #3: future history
14 fire-branded tree stumps
at Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY
2011
dimensions variable
Project #3 used stumps in two neat rows near Fort Jay's northeast corner.
On the surface of each stump, I named a past or current use of the island and paired it with a use proposed for its future.
Some proposals are serious and likely to be a part of future plans, while others are whimsical or cynical and highly unlikely. The historic uses give a glimpse of the island’s long and varied past.
No distinction is offered between historic or proposed uses, leaving the viewer wondering what lies behind and what lies ahead.
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Branding Project #3: future history
14 fire-branded tree stumps at Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY
2011. dimensions variable
Project #3 used stumps in two neat rows near Fort Jay's northeast corner.
On the surface of each stump, I named a past or current use of the island and paired it with a use proposed for its future.
Some proposals are serious and likely to be a part of future plans, while others are whimsical or cynical and highly unlikely. The historic uses give a glimpse of the island’s long and varied past.
No distinction is offered between historic or proposed uses, leaving the viewer wondering what lies behind and what lies ahead.
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