BEHOLD
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BEHOLD is a cross-disciplinary project by artist Kristin Jones. Dedicated to celebrating the iconic urban trees in cities across the United States, the project merges science, art, environmentalism and technology to illuminate the incredible systems at work beneath their bark. With the help of local parks departments, the artist in collaboration with Common Ground Arts and a team of specialists will select a tree of importance to a local community. Then, under the guidance of arborists and scientific advisors, the team will collect vital statistics from the chosen tree and its immediate environment such as transpiration, water emission and sap flow, as well as data that demonstrates the calculable positive effects of urban trees on their communities such as shade coverage, air filtration, and carbon absorption. The collected data will serve as the raw material for an artistic interpretation by Jones which will take the form of a free, augmented reality experience accessible via smart device, transforming raw data into a visual artistic experience.
BEHOLD is a work-in-progress.
KRISTIN JONES maintains both studio and public practices, working collaboratively across disciplines to create site-specific, time-based projects that frame natural phenomena against the built environment.
With a deep commitment to public projects and the belief that art is a powerful vehicle for urban renewal and environmental awareness, Jones has spent her career creating large-scale collaborative works for the public domain. Jones was a member of the ‘Dream Team’ for the master plan for Hudson River Park. She has devoted more than 16 years to the founding of the Rome-based non-profit TEVERETERNO. By partnering with a treasury of artists, colleagues and the City of Rome to raise awareness of the Tiber River, Jones directed and facilitated programs for its protection and revitalization. Her installations, works on and paper and time-lapse photography have been exhibited internationally.
Jones holds a BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture. She is the winner of three Fulbright Fellowships and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. She is currently based in New York City.