This year, the High Line Network Joint Art Initiative will be partnering with cross-disciplinary artist Ezra Wube to produce a stop motion film in collaboration with participants from each Network site. Each site will welcome community members to help create the film—this could be students, older adults, staff, local artists, visitors, and more. The film is designed and produced by community members through a series of workshops facilitated by Ezra Wube at each site, with support and collaboration from site staff. Ezra has created many artworks like this in the past, using the medium of stop-motion animation as the entry point for collective authorship and reflection. Ultimately, the film aims to depict the Network sites and their communities, as well as the critical issues that both the Network projects and their communities face.
The culminating film will travel to participating Network sites in 2024, acting as a traveling exhibition to engage new and existing audiences and foster community relationships.