3000 YELLOW RECTANGLES ON A PARKING GARAGE

SmartPark 730 SW 10th Ave. (Portland, OR)

June 13 - September 26, 2024

In collaboration with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and after / time collective, two 6-story temporary installations were created on the east and west facades of the SmartPark garage at 730 SW 10th Ave – wheatpasting the structure’s existing bricks with printed yellow Tyvek at massive scale. The limitation on color and shape creates a binary process, like a computing language comprised of ones and zeros, where each action has few outcomes and lets the monotonous and physical performance outweigh visual results.

This installation contains nearly 3000 pieces that fit in a shoebox. I am interested in ways that singular characters can be combined in unique sequences to create larger systems and how these small units, collectively, can have a big impact. This installation speaks to the small, united efforts of Portlanders working to activate the city’s downtown core. Drawing inspiration from the work of Jean Claude & Christo, this temporary installation will create a temporary and “gentle disturbance” which will be disassembled at the end of September.

Inkjet coated Dupont Tyvek ®, wheatpaste