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Through the end of September 2008, art and development collaborative Ecoartspace is hosting Habitat for Artists, an installation in which ten artists will explore the ideas of voluntary simplicity, the functionality of space, and the material representation of individual identity. For the duration of the project, each artist will live in a 6′x6′ shed at Spire Studios in Beacon, New York, and use the structure not only as a studio/living quarters but also as a vehicle for expression, turning the quaint little buildings made from local and reclaimed materials into pieces of visual art–with the course of the program recorded in a blog.
Simon Draper, the creator of Habitat for Artists, hopes that the sheds/installations will invite both viewers and artist to consider the ways in which public space is used (especially during periods of economic fluctuation and competition for natural resources) as well as role artists can play in mediating change and defining community identity.
. Historian Shae Davidson's research interests include public policy and the relationship between culture and civil society. His publications range from articles on industrial history to absurdist poetry.
Through the end of September 2008, art and development collaborative Ecoartspace is hosting Habitat for Artists, an installation in which ten artists will explore the ideas of voluntary simplicity, the functionality of space, and the material representation of individual identity. For the duration of the project, each artist will live in a 6′x6′ shed at Spire Studios in Beacon, New York, and use the structure not only as a studio/living quarters but also as a vehicle for expression, turning the quaint little buildings made from local and reclaimed materials into pieces of visual art–with the course of the program recorded in a blog.