Excerpts of the artist biography:
Born in 1939, Denver Ohio. Lives and works in New York, NY.
1989 Turnaround/Surround, permanent public artwork, Danehy Park, Cambridge, MA, 1989-present, First Public Art Director: Pallas Lombardi: second Public Art Director: Hafthor Yngvason; Landscape Architect: John Kissida: Deputy City Manager: Richard Rossi. Initiated through Art Insights, Cambridge Arts Council. A four-part project at restored 55 acre landfill.
Part 1: PATH, ½ mile long handicap access glassphalt walkway incorporating local recyclable glass collected by the community. 10 tons of stained glass donated by Spectrum Glass, Woodiniville, WA, mirror donated by NYC dept. of Sanitation, glassphalt tests in NYC donated by Dept. of sanitation and Dept. of Transportation. Realized in 1993.
Part 2: ALLEES, SMELLERS AND WAVERS, landscape desing along path with over 3000 plantings of Oaks, maples, Ash, Cedar, native grasses, fragrant herbs and roses. Realizaed in 1993 and expanded in 2003.
Part 3: GALAXY DANCE FLOOR, realized in 2002 and THRONE ROOM FOR THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE HILL, to be installed Fall 03. Two discs for the central mound (originally 6 discs).
Part 4: COMMUNITY IMPLANTS for top of the mound. In progress.
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1983 Flow City, proposed permanent public artwork, 59 th Street St. Marine Transfer station, New York, NY, begun in 1983. A permanent public -art video environment built as part of an operating waste disposal facility. Accepted by NYC Dept. of Sanitation in 1983 and supported by 5 Commissionaires of sanitation. Project has 3 main interconnected components: Passage ramp, Glass Bridge, Media Flow Wall. Construction of substructure of basic components elements for handicap accessibility, and zoning for fire safety. Flow video:multichannel wall-sculpture including live video and tapes (partially realized).
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1979 Touch Sanitation performance, performance work, New York, NY, all 59 community districts, July 1979-1980. A citywide facing of each of the 8.5000 NYC Sanitation workers individually and saying to each: "Thank you for keeping NYC alive." Also includes: ROLL CALL, HANDSHAKE AND THANKING RITUAL, and FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.
1969 MANIFESTO ART FOR MAINTENANCE, wrote in Philadelphia, PA, October 1969, credo.