Landscape Seminar Series 04 | Mary Miss

Mary Miss is one of one of few recognized women in the land art movement. Her vision has always favored site-specificity and human perception over traditional concerns of site, a novelty when she began her career as a sculptor five decades ago.

Collaboration is also central to Miss’ work, which encompasses projects as diverse as creating a temporary memorial around the perimeter of Ground Zero, marking the predicted flood level of Boulder, Colorado, revealing the history of the Union Square Subway station in New York City and more recently, defending the demolition of a demonstration wetlands in Des Moines, Iowa.

Join us in discussion with Mary Miss and Pratt MLA faculty member Elliott Maltby to address the role of public landscapes, the complexity of maintenance manuals and the difference between repair, upkeep and demolition.

Join us to meet novel ideas head on.

The MLA Landscape Seminar Series is a hard reboot for designers to consider the role of academic discourse in their pedagogy.

Seminar participants are asked to engage, provoke, and explore the work of invited scholars and leading voices to strengthen our collective understanding.

This event is open to the public.