Hudson Valley Ghost Column #7 is a cylindrical tower of vintage bricks and unprocessed wool. It was selected from the many responses to our call for artists to propose work that engages imaginatively with PS21’s outdoor spaces, landscape, and trails.

This site-specific public art installation, unveiled during the inaugural PATHWAYS weekend following the afternoon performance of John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds, is the first public art project commissioned by PS21.

McNulty writes that her work “emerges from an interdisciplinary perspective informed by natural sciences, archeology, diverse writers and thinkers, and place-based research. It seeks to invoke a haunting presence, revealing ourselves and surroundings as vulnerable, reciprocal, and more-than-human.”

“Through sculpture, interactive projects, architectural interventions, site-responsive indoor and outdoor installations, photography, video, and works on paper, Alison McNulty explores the nature of our relationship to the material world. In 2014, she moved to the Hudson Valley and has found great inspiration for her art among the history and geography of the region. In the past few years, she has been creating “ghost columns” made of bricks layered with sheep wool. Hudson Valley Ghost Column #7, is on display on PS21’s grounds.” – Rural Intelligence

The work was featured as part of Upstate Art Weekend, 2020