MOMO and ZOSEN

Buena Suerte

November 24, 2009

MOMO and ZOSEN are graffiti artists.

When MOMO contacted me about taking them somewhere in the boat, I figured that it would involve a large scale act of trespassing and vandalism.

But what they had in mind, was to build something off of a piling at Huron Street pier;

a 25 foot high totem made of lath and paint.

They assembled some of the parts in the parking lot at Huron Street.

We paddled away from the dock; the wings of the bird figure extending far over the back of the boat, touching the water just a bit.

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We looked for a place to attach the totem,

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but the tide was high and most of the pilings were under water.

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Momo chose a piling and began to attatch the legs.

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We lifted the figure slowly, using the anchored legs as a fulcrum near the base.

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But the top of the sculpture had been hanging in the water for nearly a half hour, and it was much heavier than before.

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We had to jettison the bottom half of the totem. You can see it laying in the water here to the left of the pilings, floating off down the East River.

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Now she was half as tall, but much easier to lift up standing.

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“And just as beautiful.” I said.

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Zosen had written “Beuna Suerte” in her wings.

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Momo said that when the sun came out, it would light up the gold letters.

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Good job.

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Now it was almost light,

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and we let the boat float away to get a better look.

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If you want to take a look at what Momo and Zosen made,

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walk down to the end of India Street, where it meets the East River.

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You will see two rows of fence there before you get to the water.

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Off to the right there is a hole just the size of a person.

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You can’t see it really from the street, but just go through the hole and you will find another in the second fence.

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And then look straight out across the water.

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