SKYLINES
pop-up book public installation
Skylines celebrates 400 years of New York City history with a collection of large-scale, outdoor pop-up books. Artists would be invited to install pop-ups in historical sites throughout the city, using the present as a live backdrop. Some sites are still frequently visited by tourists while others are more mundane, awaiting to be rediscovered. I hope to evoke the public's curiosity in unearthing the stories of their streets.
Outdoor books would be fabricated with Hylite, a waterproof, aluminum-polypropylene composite.
pop-up book public installation
Skylines celebrates 400 years of New York City history with a collection of large-scale, outdoor pop-up books. Artists would be invited to install pop-ups in historical sites throughout the city, using the present as a live backdrop. Some sites are still frequently visited by tourists while others are more mundane, awaiting to be rediscovered. I hope to evoke the public's curiosity in unearthing the stories of their streets.
Outdoor books would be fabricated with Hylite, a waterproof, aluminum-polypropylene composite.
The first site I chose to research and model in paper is Coney Island's Luna Park at the turn of the century. The amusement park had thrill rides, freak shows, and live elephants. At night, thousands of electric lights illuminated the iconic architectural landscape of minarets, arches, and canals. The first Luna Park operated from 1903-1944, when it was destroyed in a fire.
Illustrations were done based on historical photographs and postcards. I created mockups of each pop-up element individually before combining them full scale.
Illustrations were done based on historical photographs and postcards. I created mockups of each pop-up element individually before combining them full scale.
POP-UP LOCATIONS
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MANHATTAN
Times Square 1978 The Bowery 1940 Lower East Side 1910 5 Points 1850 Wall St Buttonwood Alliance 1792 Peter Stuyvesant’s Farm 1650 Harlem 1922 pre-Central Park 1844 Ladies Mile 1880 Collect Pond 1808 New Amsterdam Settlement 1625 QUEENS Steinway Village 1891 Flushing Worlds Fair 1964 Jamaica bay 1780 STATEN ISLAND Historic Richmond Town 1740 Ft Wadsworth 1776 |
BROOKLYN
Luna park 1907 Williamsburg 1890 Ebbets Field 1945 Red Hook 1932 Floyd Bennet Aviation Field 1930 Weeksville 1838 Brooklyn Navy Yard 1938 STATEN ISLAND Historic Richmond Town 1740 Ft Wadsworth 1776 THE BRONX Tremont Avenue 1964 Bronx River 1600 Arthur Ave 1950 Bronx Zoo 1899 ROOSEVELT ISLAND NYC Lunatic Asylum 1839 |