Space, the Final Frontier

They continue to mull over the ideas, creating a plan for the next few weeks of CommonSpace. Near the end of the meeting, E.O. asks if there's anything else that needs to be done.

"Well," says Bela, "we're putting together a Rebar artist statement."

Photographs by Andrea Scher

Rebar created a fake construction sign, then unrolled the sod for PARK(ing).

Andrea Scher

Rebar brought a tree and a park bench to create a temporary park.

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Passmore grins, incredulous. "Are we artists now?"

"Last time I checked ...," Bela says.

Passmore pauses, letting the concept sink in as if he's hearing it for the first time. Then he says, in an almost solemn tone: "That's a lot of responsibility."