Community (Acer rubrum, Rosa palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, Carya cordiformis)

2011 St. Lawrence Avenue (6) New York City Transit

Alison Moritsugu's mosaics intertwine two definitions of the word community. "Community" speaks of both people living in a specific geographic area, as well as plants growing together sharing the same ecosystem. The glass mosaics highlight four plants endemic to the Bronx area. These include Acer rubrum (red maple), Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory), Rosa palustris (swamp rose), and Smilax rotundifolia (common greenbrier). Woven into the background are images of people from the Bronx. Once the hunting grounds for the early Siwanoy Indians, this area became farmland and later residential developments. Like the natural landscape, populations are continually changing and always in flux.