And I Will Catch You If You Fall (2016)

And I Will Catch You If You Fall (2016)

3-5 June 2016, Governors Island & Governors Island National Monument, New York City

as part of Figment 2016

Site-specific audio installation, in "at least five" locations around Governors Island

And I Will Catch You If You Fall is a multi-site audio installation, telling a fragmentary story that ambiguously describes the end of a relationship or the fall of a republic. Dispersed around Governors Island in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations, each installation site presents a different narrator's perspective on the events leading to an uncertain collapse. The story, which relates to the difficulties and polarization of our contemporary political moment, touches on loss and the unknowability of history in a way that resonates with the historic and abandoned sites around the island. The project is installed in "at least five" locations, making its scope unknowable, and encouraging greater exploration of the island and a keener awareness of one's surroundings.

Sample Sound Clips

IV. "He liked to talk a lot about his opinions...."

V. "Once upon a time there was some text...."

VI. "In the beginning, all we had was hope...."

Historical Photograph of Castle Williams, on Governors Island (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Site II, in the 19th Century Powder Magazine, Fort Jay

Site IV, in the abandoned kitchen of Building 406B, Colonels Row

Site VI, at the seawall behind Castle Williams

Site V, near a memorial commemorating the purchase of Governors Island, Colonels Row