Hong,
Kevin
Eigo Komai
Speaker's Island
Within the context, the three acres site serves well as an island . Although
connected to the west under Lake Shore Drive, the current patterns of
pedestrian, vehicular and boat traffic offers the site only through views.
By limiting access to the water, the site gains significance without having
to create a thematic function. Although situated in a prominent location,
the parcel of land does not allow for the process of discovery that is
required when creating a memorial. It therefore frees the land for use
as infrastructure.
The interview was conducted with the women of J.B.P. DuSable League of
Chicago, Virginia Julian, Bessie J. Neal, Joan Pilot, Mary Tynes, and
Linda Wheeler. Within the spirit of these women, the proposal is to use
the site as a telecommunications and broadcast equipment station that
will offer a platform for people who want to be heard. The memory of DuSable
is extended beyond the confines of the site. In a more subversive strategy,
broadcasts will override people’s walkmans, radios, car stereos,
etc. within limited radius of the site so that a passing jogger, listening
to music, will be forced to hear broadcasts
such as the interview you are hearing on tape.
(f) A K E
Kevin Hong
khong50@hotmail.com
Eigo Komai
eigoky@hotmail.com