Melissa Staiger
beauty is for everyone, 2020
seashells
NYC street tree bed
Courtesy of the artist
This is a site-specific installation and can be recreated in discussion with the artist. 20% of the proceeds would go to the Artist Relief Fund.
Location: Taaffe Place between DeKalb & Willoughby, closer to Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Artist’s description:
Beauty is for everyone, especially in unstable times. Since June, I go to Breezy Point Beach in NYC collect seashells in the early hours of morning, bring them back to my neighborhood and place them around the trees. There is garbage around and the sea shells get stepped on. However, I see this as a process to keep an area beautiful for my neighbors and passersby. As an artist, I know that this action is about connection and neighbors yell at me out of their windows (a friendly gesture in NYC, most of the time) that it is so beautiful and they love it. This project will run as long as I can get to the beach and there isn't snow on the ground.
melissastaiger.com
Inquiries: eileen@neumeraki.com
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