Justin Sorensen

My work explores the intersection of humans and other species and environments by recontextualizing public space as the domestic space of birds. To do this, I propose a series of interventions centering on sound. These interventions programmatically ask the human observer to engage in a journey of queering space through the amplification of sound, absorption of sound, and intensive listening to sound in various sites around Lincoln Center. Additionally, I seek to facilitate a dialogue with the historical events that occurred on the site—in particular, the erasure of the San Juan Hill neighborhood in the mid-20th century that made possible the building of Lincoln Center. The representations challenge the viewer to adopt a variety of perspectives in experiencing a place. How can the relationship of humans to nature be fostered through systems that make visible the existence of other species in public space?