PROSPECT BLIND
John Hawke PROSPECT BLIND Brooklyn, NY
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PROSPECT BLIND
2005
Brooklyn, NY
Duration: 36 hours

Intention: to build a public surveillance point on the sidewalk.
John Hawke PROSPECT BLIND
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Action: onsite construction of short corridor and chamber of wood and orange safety webbing.

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John Hawke PROSPECT BLIND
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Reaction: structure removed almost immediately by unknown parties, possibly by landowner of adjacent vacant lot. Intervention possibly seen related to nearby Atlantic Yards development/eminent domain dispute.

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