Ribbon
Long Island City, Queens, NY
2021 - 2022
The Long Island City Partnership
$ | Public Art
"Ribbon" (Part of LIC(Re)Connects Art Series) is an installation we designed in collaboration with The Urban Conga as a transformative communal platform for people to connect, share, and learn each other’s versions of Long Island City.
Each unit not only allows the user to manipulate the kinetic pieces to change the reflection and refraction of the surrounding context but also reveals different LIC Love Notes written by residents and visitors to Long Island City.
The piece acts as a playful gesture wrapping around and framing out different moments throughout the pedestrian pathways and communal spaces, encouraging people to look at the surrounding context in a new way.
Photo credit: Savannah Lauren
As an extension of Ribbon we activated our largest public space, the sidewalks.
Carrying the same design language as the larger pieces the LIC Sidewalk signs added a pop of color and broke the habitual ways of seeing our neighborhood.
These were located on tree pits/planting beds along Jackson Avenue, guiding visitors to the larger Ribbon artwork.
The LIC Love Notes were submitted by community members through a QR code on the ground and were added to the work over time.
These love notes range from poems to motivational quotes written by the community and visitors and become drivers for conversations within the space.
DESIGN TEAM
The Urban Conga
HivePS Team
Alexa Gonzalez
Priti Patel
Charlie Osorio
PRESS
Features: ArchDaily, Archinect, TimeOut, Untapped New York, World Landscape Architect Magazine, Polis Magazin, QNS Magazine
Awards: NYCxDesign Honoree