This proposal was for my Intro to Sculpture: Unconventional Practices. The project was to create a site-specific piece that was to be constructed under $10. We were taken out to this abandoned field near Chinatown here in Chicago and were given the choice of using that space or any other that we deem appropriate for our project. I chose to use the space and create birdhouses for the birds that migrated through in the spring. The original idea was for each house to be constructed from a wood base and have a wire cage that would then be covered with brightly coloured rafia paper. Also, each house was to sit on a pole or stake that would be planted into a elevated area of the field that had downtown Chicago as its backdrop. (just a reminder, if you click on the image it will take you to the actual size of the picture)
Below is an "architectural" sketch of the individual birdhouses. Many things about the design and size changed in the end, but the one constant was the rolling cage and the rafia that covered it. The heart behind the whole piece was not only to give the birds a place to live in an area that the homeless had made their camp, but to have a very primitive looking yet brightly coloured structure that contrasts to the dull Chicago skyline.
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