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#yellow #sinking #house #art "The Meeting House" - the yellow cottage modeled after a New England Quaker meetinghouse by #MarkReigelman The sculpture references two significant parts of New England history: the small, house-like structure is a reminder of the thousands of displaced residents and demolished homes that resulted from the city’s elevated highway infrastructure project,” reads Reigelman’s artist statement. The larger house is modeled after the oldest surviving Quaker meetinghouse in Massachusetts: the Pembroke Friends Meeting House. To build it, Reigelman created plans for a 14-foot version of the historic Pembroke building, then titled it at a 20-degree angle. He transported more than 20 parts to the Greenway this week, and pieced the house together using authentic woodworking techniques. It’s made of Eastern white cedar, birch plywood, galvanized metal, Plexiglass, steel, cast concrete, and acrylic resin coating (at Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway)

Artist Mark Reigelman‘s new site-specific installation is aptly titled Reading Nest.  The structure was created just outside the Cleveland Public Library using thousands of reclaimed wood boards.  Reading Nest acts as an alternative setting for learning and growth.