Rescuing Tibbetts Brook

 

2020

Mosholu

Maya Ciarrocchi and Francheska Alcantara share personal reflections on their connection to water and water bodies, specifically their relationship to the landscape of Northern Manhattan, the Bronx, and the history of Tibbetts Brook. This work is inspired by Ciarrocchi’s beautiful cyanotype images of Tibbetts Brook, created during a residency at Wave Hill.

Walking the Edge of the Harlem River

Artist Mary Miss and Senior Project Manager at New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Tolga Yilmaz discuss the history of the Tibbetts Brook, the sewage infrastructure of New York City, the benefits of daylighting Tibbetts Brook, and the benefit that will have on the surrounding environment and infrastructure.

Walking Tibbetts

Recording of a panel discussion between artist Matthew Jensen, ecologist Eric Sanderson and historian Robert Fanuzzi on the past, present and future of Tibbetts Brook, in May 2020

The Tree & I

CALL’s first self-guided audio CALL/WALK, led by artist Nicolás Dumit Estévez and Van Corltandt Park ecological project Manager John Buter. To launch the tour, CALL hosted a virtual conversation discussing the ecology of Van Cortlandt Park and their personal history with it.

2019

The Tree & I

Artist Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo and Ecological Project Manger John Butler lead a contemplative walk through Van Cortlandt Park exploring the deep connection between people and nature.

Bob Braine’s Estuary Tattoos

With his Estuary Tattoos, artist Bob Braine maps both the history and the future of Tibbetts Brook and its surrounding wetlands on the bodies of local NorthWest Bronx residents through a series of body-painting events throughout the summer and early fall of 2018. Part of CALL's Daylighting Tibbetts Brook initiative.