Laying Foundations

I love working on the island. It's absolutely beautiful, even just as a backdrop for installation work! We're hard at work getting the site ready for the piece itself – digging holes for the supports and pouring concrete bases, bolting support poles in place, etc. Thanks to Peter Hunter, Deb Unger, and the Randall's Park Alliance ground crew, as well as NextGen cement, for all of their help!!

Rainy day one, digging the holes. New York in the fog:

 

Digging machines!

 

Day two: time for the cement.

 

 

My old faithful car, carrying extra bags of concrete to the site: