SUBWAY MAP FLOATING ON A NY SIDEWALK

by artist Françoise Schein

this is the starting point project for the inscription of the human rights into subway stations and cities'walls

The origin of the project of Human Rights in the subways came about when artist Françoise Schein built her 1st urban project on a sidewalk in NYC. For her, the subway appeared to be the most democratic place into which engrave philosophical concepts to address to the people.

The project received the Award for Excellence in Design from the the Art Commission of the City of New York.

Soon after she built the Concorde station In Paris with the inscription of the entire text of the Human Rights on the vault as a great recognition of the democratic foundation concept.

«Built in its own materials, this piece located on the surface of the sidewalk shows one of the main arteries of the city. It is an abstract landscape that question the viewers : suddenly one wonders on what one is waking on ? Then, one tries to recognize this diagram that one, in fact, knows very well…» F. Schein

invitation to the inauguration

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POEM BY Robert Edward McKenna

Stay on Track

June 7, 2009

Artist Francoise Schein created this unusual subway map,
Without directions to get you out of town or to come in.
On NYC sidewalk at the SoHo building on Green Street,
Showing a 1986 rendering of the city subway lines within.

The map was created using stainless steel bars,
Embedded in the concrete of the sidewalk.
Even lights indicating the SoHo area stops,
And tracks worming around like a beanstalk.

The project cost an estimated $ 30,000. dollars,
Winning a City Art Commission award when completed.
Therefore, someone in the city must have known about it!
So It was an honest contest, as no one cheated.

Kaboul

Brussels: station St.Gilles Schaerbeek: Fraternity Door Houffalize: Map and legend

Copacabana: subway station Siquiera Campos Rio: Vidigal“s first project Rio: Favela projects Sao Paulo: subway station Luz Tiles workshop: Azulejaria

Santiago de Chili: La Moneda subway station

Paris: Concorde subway station Paris: police station Paris: Luxembourg subway Favelité Les Mureaux: La mediathčque Metz: A city geopolitical design

Berlin: Westhafen subway station Bremen: The Rhododendron Park Bremen: Children“s clinic Bremen: Children“s rights

Haifa

Lisbon: Parque subway station Lisbon: Cabo Verde Community

Stockholm: Universitetet subway station

Barcelona

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SUBWAY MAP FLOATING ON A NY SIDEWALK

this is the starting point project for the inscription of the human rights into subway stations and cities'walls

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