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Stepping only once into the same stream
Upstate New York | Spring ‘22-’23
Completed
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Obscure Reveal
Summer 22, ongoing project
Exploring the revelatory power of the obscure. What figure, form, texture, notion, relation can be found, simply by hiding part of a structure?
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Murmurings
Chester, UK | May ‘22
The bird watching hide comprises a simple geometric form constructed, for simplicity, cost and sustainability, from only 2x6” lumbar. One single form creates opportunities for deployment in a variety of ground conditions across the meadows, reflecting different bird habitats: from the water’s edge to hedgerow to open fields.
We are Nature
Governor’s Island, New York, NY | May ‘21Pratt GAUD Adavnced Design Research studio | Professors Neil Denari and Graysen Maxwell Babbit
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Fortnight Institute
Fortnight Institute Contemporary Art Gallery | 21 East 3rd St, New York, NY | Renovation completed April 2021.
Exhibition: Danielle McKinney, Saw My Shadow. Photography by Jason Mandella.
Exhibition: Danielle McKinney, Saw My Shadow. Photography by Jason Mandella.