Flood Marker and Field Guide

"Flood Marker" by Christopher Saucedo and "Field Guide" by Jacqueline Bishop

The Arts Council of New Orleans is pleased to partner with AORTA Projects to celebrate two site-specific art projects in Gentilly, both supported by the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Christopher Saucedo's "Flood Marker" and Jacqueline Bishop's "Field Guide" share the same stretch of Franklin Avenue in front of the historic Milne Boys Home. Please join us Saturday Jan 17th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m to meet the artists and enjoy this unique setting for contemporary art.

Christopher Saucedo's, "Flood Marker", is a nomadic monolith at rest. The piece is an 8,000 lb freestanding and monumental granite block of water with 1,836 waves carved into the stone, one wave for each life lost to the water.

"Field Guide" consists of 5500 simple black bird stencils that were individually cut from original drawings and painted with Industrial Zone and Marking paint directly onto the pavement of the Milne Boys Home driveway. This installation hopes to celebrate and raise consciousness about our unique and fragile environment. For more, please visit AORTA's website.

Special thanks to the City of New Orleans Parks and Parkways Department for their partnership in placing "Flood Marker" on the neutral ground, and their continuous help with many of the "Art in Public Places" projects. For a map to all the "Art in Public Places" please click here.