Mike Nelson in ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line

Sleeping bags filled with rubble from nearby construction sites make for an eerie sculpture by British artist Mike Nelson. Placed in semi-hidden locations on the High Line, the bags contrast the luxurious living conditions being created in the neighborhood’s new buildings with solitary, make-do survival. (In ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line through March 2017).

Mike Nelson, Untitled (public sculpture for a redundant space), sleeping bags, concrete, construction debris, dimensions variable, 2016.
Mike Nelson, Untitled (public sculpture for a redundant space), sleeping bags, concrete, construction debris, dimensions variable, 2016.