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According to Bastian, Harvard Square has a tale to tell and “the story of this site is the NEST.” In deciding what shape the work would take, ideas revolved around the idea of Harvard Square as a home. “We decided a lot of people made it their home: readers at Au Bon Pain, chess players, people asking for money, ‘Spare Change’ sellers, and religious groups,” says Tristan Govignon. The site is being reclaimed as home to these diverse groups...
However, it was only a few weeks ago that the title of NEST was settled upon. “It wasn’t until we got the title that the look of the project really came together,” says Bastian. And a nest is exactly what the project will look like. A series of nylon ropes will be suspended from a bolt in the roof of the Holyoke Center, and from these ropes, a bed or “nest” of woven screen and rope will be hung. This nest will contain large-scale models...
...Adams House squash courts are now littered with sheets upon sheets and blocks of styrofoam as well as colorful pool noodles, not to mention a profusion of rope, screen and aerosol cans of paint and glue. “I call it slightly controlled anarchy,” Bastian says...
...solely the physical aspects of the project that concern the artists. “A lot of us do political art. We want to do more than make pretty [things]. We want to say something with our art,” notes Bastian. Govignon says RA lets artists explore “how art can be used for social change.” For instance, an installation at the Muddy River by Jay Kamins put objects such as tea kettles and bottles that were on the river bed on pedestals to bring attention to the pollution of the water. NEST...
...Adams Squash courts will be occupied every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm to 9pm by RA and their student collaborators. When the artwork is hung, it will dominate the front of the Holyoke Center, catching anyone’s eye who passes by. The approaching date is exciting to Bastian. “I’ve been living and breathing the project for the last several months, and it’s great to see it finally coming together,” he says...