A fully interactive public sculpture was displayed on New York City’s Governors Island for FIGMENT 2010.  Animus worked with New York City public schools to manifest integral elements of the sculpture.  The concepts and themes explored in the work: community and collaboration, decision and action.

 Initially a simple rectangular wooden structure with seating, the artwork evolved throughout the summer of 2010.  Passers-by became participants, taking a few pieces off the shelves and connecting them to the structure. There they were presented with different levels of creative control - collaborative and individual.  Individually they were given markers to decorate the notched squares. Collaboratively they worked together to assemble a single sculpture from those same notched squares.  The simple wooden gazebo appeared to be blossoming into color during the summer months.

 Funded by a generous grant from The Black Rock Arts Foundation, 1000 Pieces instigates a dynamic relationship between the participant and the object, and between the participants themselves.