January 24, 2014
32º F
Underwater New York, a journal of stories, art and music inspired by the waterways of NYC and the objects submerged within them, curated an evening of work inspired by Dead Horse Bay, including new fiction from UNY editors Nicole Haroutunian and Nicki Pombier Berger, a dramatic reading of the outrageous 1886 New York Times article, “A Barren Island Mystery,” performed by actor David Townsend, and a participatory literary activity involving horse bones, doll parts, and other evocative flotsam from the shores of Dead Horse Bay.
A Brief History of Dead Horse Bay
!UnderWater New York at Winter Shack Slide Show!
This article was presented as a theatrical reading by actor David Townsend
In conjunction with Underwater New York’s Deadhorse bay themed event Lara Bank invited visitors to bring out their dead. The Dead Garden was a cemetery honoring the flora that we have failed to cultivate in our urban landscapes. The audience was invited to place their deceased green friends in a casket pot made from reclaimed lumber, or return it from whence it came with a burial in hallowed ground. Donors could honor their dearly departed household vegetation with identifying information about the plant and/or themselves.
The Dead Garden was first produced by Lara Bank for High Desert Test Sites, Wonder Valley, CA, March 2014.
