Suburban Shelter
— 2011
Suburban Shelter (inside and outside the shelter)
installation and performance still
SUBURBAN SHELTER (installation and performance stills) Saturday May 28,Sunday May 29, 2011, 2:00 – 5:00 pm. A domestic survival area was erected in Point Pleasant Park, exploring its colonial history as a planned suburban area. The scene was located within a 1/2 acre lot of land at the North end of Point Pleasant Park. The site of this lot is based on an archival map of Point Pleasant Park where park land was proposed to be subdivided into privately owned sections. After establishing the boundaries of the 1/2 acre lot using GPS and field marking techniques, a shelter was set up within the lot and a formal British tea service offered from within the shelter both Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
May 28 & 29, 2011 | Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Suburban Shelter (flagging)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (group at shelter)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (pouring tea)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (shelter in situ)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (tea service)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (chair)
installation and performance still
Suburban Shelter (shelter border)
installation and performance still
Research + Development
In preparation for the Gatekeeper’s Lodge Residency, I did research within the Nova Scotia Museum and the Provincial Archives.
As I investigated, spent time in the park, and developed work on site, I regularly shared my findings at The Gatekeeper’s Lodge blog.
Archival private property proposal map overlay onto contemporary Point Pleasant Park map
Archival documentation of historical earthwork fortifications in Point Pleasant Park
GPS mapping of site located in map overlay