Since the beginning of August, artist-in-residence Fawn Krieger has been at work creating her National Park, on site at Washington High School. All day and into the evenings, the halls have been filled with the sounds of chop saws, drills and the Violent Femmes. Luckily for TBA audiences, she’s been documenting the conception and build-out of the entire work on her website. She writes:
like lewis & clark, i’ve decided to keep a journal of my expedition west, chronicaling my encounters with new life forms, and recording my experience of constructed proximity. this is my account of making a national park as stageset for the portland institute for contemporary art, in portland, oregon, from 5 august to 7 september 2009.
Follow the progress on her site, and get ready for your visit to National Park.
