Taps, 2005
The
brightly colored ropes that mark the trees along Ligget Hall represent
the notes from the melody "Taps." This bugle call - traditionally
played at the close of the day and during military funerals - sounded
nightly from the rooftop of the Hall during the Island's Army and Coast
Guard era. The colors correspond to the wavelengths of the notes and
act as a visual farewell to the Island's military past. listen to interview [2.71 kb]
Zackin's work emphasizes the relationship between the artificial and the natural. She recently completed a large public installation in Katonah, NY, and has exhibited at Socrates Sculpture Park and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Taps, 2005
Zackin's work emphasizes the relationship between the artificial and the natural. She recently completed a large public installation in Katonah, NY, and has exhibited at Socrates Sculpture Park and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
This installation made possible in part through a donation from Rosco Laboratories.