We Will Imagine

We Will Imagine from Ben Gaydos on Vimeo.

A little stop motion video of the installing the commissioned work “We Will Imagine Parts 1+2”. Part 1 took us 100+ man hours alone, and we are greatly indebted to the kind souls who lent their time, hands and enthusiasm: Namita, Joana, Cory, Elana, Julia, Elaine, Demetri, Jess, Tyler, Zeke, Phoebe, Chris, Gerald, Marc and Yasmine.

We Will Imagine will be up through the end of November. Check it out!

We Will Imagine: Interview with artists: goodgood and Matthew Shanley

Check out FPAC interview with Fort Point artists: goodgood (Karen Stein + Ben Gaydos) and Matthew Shanley. Their temporary public art work, "We Will Imagine" will be installed this October for Open Studios.

FPAC: How did you decide to apply to the FPAC public art works call for artists? Have you done other public art projects before?

KBM: We all live and/or spend large amounts of time in the Fort Point area, engaging daily with its beauty and imperfections. It felt natural to want to make a mark on these surfaces. These two locations in particular seemed both crucially important to daily life, yet also lacking in brightness and spirit. We wanted to draw them out from their current existence, inviting people to see them for what they are and what they could be. By extension, we examine the entire neighborhood—what it is and what it could be.

The goodgood part of the crew (Karen and Ben) created a lighting installation on Congress Street this past winter for FPAC’s Winter Solstice series.

FPAC: What was the inspiration for your public art project?