In her art installation "Favors", Queens based artist, Priscilla Stadler invited New Yorkers to challenge the stereotype that they are cold, rude and uncaring by asking them to do favors for friends, family and even strangers, or to observe and note others doing these things.
Then, she asked them to describe these "acts of kindness" in a single sentence and send them to her, which she later transcribed onto green paper spirals.
Finally, she suspended them, much like hanging vines, from the ceiling of a Long Island City gallery (the Space Gallery).
She called this "The Field of Favors".
What I found particularly interesting about this project was the way it rendered the abstract,
that is, those mechanisms which contribute to effective and resilient social systems
relationships. . .
their nature and quality. . .
often defined by reciprocity and inter-dependency. . .
into a tangible and collective, community experience!
Leave it to the artists!
