twiggy twins

this article caught my attention because of the discussion that was brought up in class earlier... about taking something as ordinary as a library or in this case a subway and turning it into your own personal gallery.  Here is a summary of the article:

When commuters push through the turnstiles at the new South Ferry Terminal in a few weeks, they’ll find themselves surrounded by an arabesque of glass panels depicting intertwined silhouettes of trees—a lyrical, $1 million installation by the identical-twin artists Mike and Doug Starn. See It Split, See It Change reveals a parallel between the trees’ veiny structure and the gnarliness of the century-old subway. “We view cities as complex organisms made up of various systems, and we wanted to work with images of nature to help bring that through,” explains Doug, who with his brother has employed sinuous and knotty bark before, in the series Structure of Thought. The Starns spoke to New York about their new work, one of the MTA’s most ambitious “Arts for Transit” projects.

...not only did the trees strike my interest but also the comparison that was made between the complex structure of trees and that of a city.  

since there aren't any subways around commerce, we'll have to make our "galleries" out of other things... so get creative!