Nicole Herbert - Sun. January 22, 2007
Nicole Herbert resides in Harrisburg, PA where she has worked as an art educator for the past six years. She graduated from Lafayette College with degrees in anthropology and art and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa. Nicole is currently working towards her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art and expects to graduate in the summer of 2009. She has exhibited her work and created outdoor installations in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
Project Name: Placements
Project description: The “placements” project involves studying the area around North Ave. and locating areas to install plaster casts of objects that fit within voids or niches in this urban environment. These “placements” haven taken the form of placing plaster bricks within existing gaps, such as areas where bricks are missing in pathways or buildings. Other forms, such as construction cones, have also been cast and placed in contexts where they have a relationship with their surroundings. Herbert uses the plaster as a material for its impermanent and vulnerable qualities. The medium is susceptible to the potential intervention of individuals and impact of the environment. As such, Herbert typically leaves these objects in their respective contexts over time, returning to document any changes that occur.
