Site Specific Landscape

Statement

My intention with this piece was to share an experience that stemmed from four years of living in Saint Augustine and traversing the 312 bridge. Time and time again, I noticed an area by the bay of the inter-coastal waterway as I drove over the 312 bridge. On a few passings I noticed people down there. The project stemmed from my curiosity about this location and how to get there. I decided to explore this and share the entire experience. I chose to explore the idea of a single experience or moment and how, in this day and age, we record and share everything. I felt a picture frame best symbolized the obsession  with capturing and storing experiences. This particular experienced included a confrontation with: blatant littering, death and swarms of mosquitos. The final images display the triumphant experience of finding my way to the bay and satiating my curiosity about the site.  

Downtown Peepholes

Research:

Location: Old City Gates
                - Inside square hole in wall.
Theme- Historical reference/ slight religious satire. Our Lady de La Leche.

Modern view of Gates

Statement:

My objective with this piece was to allude to its historical context, being previously called Gate of our Lady de la Leche. The gate was named this originally because the Lady de la Leche chapel was the only thing the road led to, when the gate was fist built. The piece was supposed to be satirical of christianity. The associations made with christianity that went into the piece were: Money, Milk, Garbage (referring to its value), and birth. I chose to use an egg with a money face to illuminate the church's capitalization off the birth of christ. The stools and pews were made of money and garbage as well. The whole piece is meant to be metaphorical. It is made to be a replica of the Lady de la Leche chapel. I feel this piece was successful because some viewers took it upon themselves to vandalize it. This told me that my message was received.