Trace listing the locations of the Chicago Board of Trade_incomplete.
Wax crayon on Kozo paper, 42.7 x 56 cm.
CHICAGO CANYON
public space documentation/intervention, part of the project Metamorphosis / USA (2014)
public space documentation/intervention, part of the project Metamorphosis / USA (2014)
On August 15 an exploration of Chicago's business center, also known as LaSalle district, was realized in the form of a public space documentation /intervention. The documentation was realized with the collection of traces, a method used throughout the work Metamorphosis. La Salle street, nicknamed "The Canyon" because of the tall buildings looming on both sides of it, is home to a number of banks and corporate headquarters. The Chicago Board of Trade building, the Continental Illinois National Bank and the Federal Reserve of Chicago form the terminus of the canyon.
The exploration culminated in the Chicago Board of Trade entrance hall where a plaque listing the locations that were occupied by the organization is located. The trace that was drawn captured the founding date as well as the initial locations of the Board of Trade, but remained incomplete due to the interruption of the process by the building's security guards. The trace -shown above- was confiscated but was afterwards retrieved. A request for collection of more traces from within the building was declined due to its high security profile, as described by security personel.
Below is shown the photographic documentation of the exploration along with some of the traces collected that day. The photographs were taken by Chicago based photographer Jim Kirkhoff.
Chicago Canyon followed the realization of the project Haymarket Square, and is part of Metamorphosis/USA and the broader project Metamorphosis
The exploration culminated in the Chicago Board of Trade entrance hall where a plaque listing the locations that were occupied by the organization is located. The trace that was drawn captured the founding date as well as the initial locations of the Board of Trade, but remained incomplete due to the interruption of the process by the building's security guards. The trace -shown above- was confiscated but was afterwards retrieved. A request for collection of more traces from within the building was declined due to its high security profile, as described by security personel.
Below is shown the photographic documentation of the exploration along with some of the traces collected that day. The photographs were taken by Chicago based photographer Jim Kirkhoff.
Chicago Canyon followed the realization of the project Haymarket Square, and is part of Metamorphosis/USA and the broader project Metamorphosis
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROJECT
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Chicago Canyon
Photographic documentation
Photography: Jim Kirkhoff
Photographic documentation
Photography: Jim Kirkhoff
DOCUMENTATION SAMPLES / TRACES
_shown in the order collected
_shown in the order collected
Chicago Canyon
Drawing
Wax Crayon on Hanshi paper
Dimensions, 33 x 24 (cm) to 48 x 42.7 (cm)
Drawing
Wax Crayon on Hanshi paper
Dimensions, 33 x 24 (cm) to 48 x 42.7 (cm)