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Rajesh Jose

Rajesh Jose

Brooklyn, NY, US

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Courtyard Bench

At the first Bauhaus school of art, the students were asked to make the furniture that would be used in their school.  In our sculpture class we were asked to go around the Tyler School of Art and build something the school needed. 

The courtyard in the Tyler school of Art is currently completely empty.  The idea behind this design was to create a piece that could activate the courtyard with programs for the college students to use.  With the south end facing a cafe and the Northeast facing gallery space, I designed a piece that could be activated when the cafe or gallery space was filled.

At the end of the year I donated the piece to the village of Arts community in North Philadelphia.  With the help of fellow classmates and the children of the village we reassembled it in the main garden for the community to enjoy.  

 
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Status: Built
Location: Village of Arts Community, Philadelphia, Pa
Additional Credits: Partner- Aleks Chmielewski
Helpers- Caroline Wineburg, David Ritter, and The Village of Arts community