I had a dream on May 13th and (surprisingly) I drew it the next day. Then I built it. One idea, amongst others, was turning “public sports” into “public art.” Because of the pandemic we had, there were no hoops and I stayed 6′ away from people. But had a lot of fun talking to them and watching how they interacted with the tubes. Someone, or a group, took the tubes down around June 22. I still have them, for the future…
I estimate I spent 150 hours creating this. The bicycle inner tubes total weigh about 180 pounds. And it held together with almost 100% square knots.
Jefferson Playground
Jamaica Plain / Boston, MA US
2020.05.13-06.22
Watch the films here.
Boston Compass Blog October 5, 2020
The Dig Boston “Hoop Tube: Transforming Public Spaces During the Coronavirus Pandemic” June 5, 2020
Circle Time! Episode 3! Dreams! at 17:41min. YouTube of BasketArt Court: Tubes and Dreams! June 2020
