Controversy over Fort Greene Park’s redesign inspires art installation
“The main thing that was wrong was that people didn’t feel listened to.”
An artist has stepped up to support activists who are fighting to save trees and historic design features the city plans to tear down in Fort Greene Park.
The artist, Eva Oosterlaken, set up a movable art installation called “Past Present Future Fort Greene Park” in the landmarked 33-acre recreation area on Saturday afternoon. She designed the installation in collaboration with the Friends of Fort Greene Park.
It’s an enormous illustration, inscribed with quotes from local residents about what the park means to them and what they think should and shouldn’t be done to change it.
“We need repairs. We should preserve the natural beauty of the park,” one inscription says.