Mayor’s Office Display Case
The Mayor's Office Display Case is located on the 5th floor of Boston City Hall near the south elevator bank in the reception area of the Mayor's Office.
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Arts and Culture
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1 City Hall Square
Room 802Boston, MA 02201-2029
Current Exhibit
FUTURE ARTIFACTS
By MOSH Studio (Suzanne Moseley and Adrienne Shishko)
MOSH Studio, a creative duo formed by Suzanne Moseley and Adrienne Shishko, creates upcycled, mixed-media artworks, modeling a “yes and…” improvisational approach to their collaborative practice.
In their installation, Future Artifacts, the artists imagine that plastics, which take hundreds of years to break down, will be what future generations study to understand our current culture. To this end, the artists work with polystyrene buoys, found along Cape Cod shores and the Boston Harbor Islands, along with cast off textiles, also problematic to the environment due their persistent shedding of microplastics and polluting of waters during manufacturing. The buoys are wrapped in the textiles, then encased in bee’s wax to mimic the look of ancient relics from an archeological dig. Their installations tend towards Community Portraiture, in this instance in building awareness around the problems with polystyrene in our environment, supporting upcoming legislation on banning its manufacturing in the state of Massachusetts.
The work is designed to draw viewers in with vibrant colors and textures, rewarding a closer look with the recognition of familiar detritus now elevated and transformed. Their combined effort intends to inspire collaboration in others to address the most pressing issues of our time. The artists also use their art installations as an opportunity to discuss the benefits and hurdles associated with collaborating- hoping to inspire empathy, team building and a more productive focus on our common ground vs. our differences.
To learn more about the artists please visit suzannemoseleyart.com and adrienneart.net
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Still have questions? Contact:
Arts and Culture
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1 City Hall Square
Room 802Boston, MA 02201-2029
