Conditions on the Ground, 2013
For the group show ”Battle Ground” I was invited to create something, inspired by the Battle of Brooklyn (1776) to be placed in an old set of drawers/file cabinet from the library of the Brooklyn Museum. I decided to create an archive of conditions on the ground during the Battle of Brooklyn. I’ve loosely categorized the conditions as Wilderness, Cultivation and Weather. As I read about the battle I collected notes on details about the terrain. I typed up some of those details on card catalog cards which are placed in the top two card catalog card drawers of the cabinet. Each card also refers in some way to another card and another detail about the terrain of the battle. A first hand account of the Battle of Brooklyn by Col. Tallmadge is presented entirely on card catalog cards. Certain details like, wetlands, forest, tides, and watermelon are presented in one of the drawers of the cabinet. I will be adding to the cabinet over the course of the show. To follow the project and the additions to the drawers click here: Conditions on the Ground
Wetlands video: