Sacred Places
Carroll Park Joseph Beuys Installation
Social sculpture in the city's third oldest park.
WHERE
Baltimore, MD
SETTING
Neighborhood
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HOW IT CAME TO BE
An idea takes root.
01
The Need
As above: Beuys pressed for environmental awareness worldwide through 7000 Oaks.
02
The Vision
As above.
03
The Transformation
Carroll Park received 100 trees in the first phase of the 2000 planting, part of the 242 indigenous trees put in as social sculpture across four Baltimore sites by community volunteers. A special ceremony celebrated the revitalized landscape.
