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Bronx: Heart, Homeland
2015
Castle Hill Avenue (6)
New York City Transit
Based on the concept of past to present, encompassing the interplay of place, home, culture and identity, "Bronx: Heart, Homeland" depicts silhouetted images of people living in the urban neighborhood of the Bronx. The eight black stainless steel units are uniquely integrated within the station environment to create a narrative associated with everyday life in the neighborhood — a life, for most, that revolves around the subway station.
The focal points of connections are linked between the home and the heart, both literally and metaphorically. Each silhouetted representation is displayed in different positions: skateboarding, selling books, walking on the street and taking pathways to the station. Man-made fragments of the 20th and 21st century of Bronx history are shown, such as the subway line, networks, electricity cables, and telephone poles. The sculptures are imbued with a visible presence not only for those who built them, but for those here today, tomorrow and beyond.
The focal points of connections are linked between the home and the heart, both literally and metaphorically. Each silhouetted representation is displayed in different positions: skateboarding, selling books, walking on the street and taking pathways to the station. Man-made fragments of the 20th and 21st century of Bronx history are shown, such as the subway line, networks, electricity cables, and telephone poles. The sculptures are imbued with a visible presence not only for those who built them, but for those here today, tomorrow and beyond.
