TimberWolf
"TimberWolf" is a metaphor of how waste can be repurposed into a beautiful and practical asset to the community that produces it.
Leader
Debora Rivas
Location
Maria Hernandez Park Brooklyn , NY 11237
About the project
Bushwick Artist Alex "Rocko" Rupert's TimberWolf is an environmentally conscious, sustainable eco-design that beautifies reused and repurposed materials that are often viewed as undesirable or wasteful.
This 7-foot wolf head wooden structure will be built with recycled lumber and collected plywood. Symbolic of an era, the plywood was once used to board up businesses vandalized during the midst of the COVID19 crises and Black Lives Matter protests. The artist is paying homage to the beauty of sustainability and our community strengths during these times.
Working together with LIVIN NYC, a Brooklyn-based plant design company, this community collaboration will include an eco-friendly, horticultural arrangement to assimilate the structure under a camouflage of climbing ivy and plantscape.
There will be an educational component to this project. Outdoor curriculums are even more necessary during this time of COVID19. We've designed an environmental art program geared towards public schools and youth organizations to participate in the installation process.
This will offer students an art-based education related to the public art installation's different stages throughout the year 2020 - 2021.
Community Collaborators:
M Fine Lumber
Worthless Studios
LIVIN NYC
3rd Ethos Gallery
Clean Bushwick Initiative
Bheardd Media
Local School District
The location will be amidst the low-traffic plot on the dog park's west end since dogs are a huge part of the Maria Hernandez park usage.
Second Life - At the end of the public art installation period, TimberWolf will be donated to another public space to be enjoyed; as part of future upcycling project or the materials to be repurposed for less landfill waste, for a positive impact on the environment, and for the benefit of the community.
The Steps
- Purchase Material
- Coordinate Schedule with Local Schools to include installation in the academic program
- Install wood structure
- Plant Installation
- Public permit for the unveiling
Why we‘re doing it
This sculpture is a metaphor of how waste can be repurposed into a part of the culture that produces it.
It plays into the importance of resourcefulness, breathing use back into what is considered to be “used-up”.
Not only will it continue the beautification of the park, it will provide that much-needed dialogue regarding waste management in the community.