Saturday, June 18, 2011

How do I use this envelope?




Push the Envelope is a unique interactive giant, oversized - Pop Art influenced -  sculpture of an envelope bering specially designed Schnitzleburg postage.  We encourage all residents to deposit their communications into the easily accessible slots on the right side of the sculpture itself. The artwork is mounted to a track, which allows you to "Push the Envelop" by sliding it from left to right. Send your dreams, prayers, thoughts, and concerns to the Universe! 



This project symbolized that the community can support the dreams and desires of everyone through the simple, symbolic act of pushing the envelope. The envelope sculpture serves as a container for the collectives' hopes, visions and aspirations of the greater community.




The PUBLIC slot is for neighborhood residents to deposit genuine comments, cares, and reasonable requests pertaining to the Schnitzelburg neighborhood itself.  These comments will be read monthly and catalogued on a public FaceBook page by the artists in partnership with the Schnitzelburg Area Community Council.  Residential feedback, ideas, and communications will be taken into consideration, and the neighborhood association will be utilizing the sculpture for specific purposes (ex: nominations for the #1 Citizen).  This project offers an easily accessible and open process for engaging in civic affairs and promoting critical democratic discourse.





The PRIVATE slot on the sculpture is addressed to "Our Heart's Desire".  Communications placed into private slot will remain 100% confidential, and will never be viewed or read by anyone.  The content inserted into the private slot will remain anonymous for the duration of the project.  At the end of one year, the contents of the private slot will be shredded into a pulp and used as a fertilizer as a part of a ceremonial tree planting in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood. The site of the tree will be announced at a further date. The ceremony will bring the hopes, dreams, and wishes of the community "to life" as a part of a living tree!




Deposit your letters, prayers, notes, drawings, hopes, dreams, and wishes into the sculpture!



Look for updates and photos on our facebook page. 


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