A block commits itself to large-scale installations
Mad Homes, the third public installation project by MadArt Seattle, opened July 16 at the corner of Bellevue and Roy streets on Capitol Hill. The exhibition, on view through Aug. 7, uses four houses slated for demolition as a canvas for site-specific installations by 14 local artists.
1 Artist Luke Haynes inside one of the rooms he created with reclaimed clothing. Haynes, who has a background in architecture, was interested in the relationship between the house’s structure and its inhabitants.
2 A couple make their way through SuttonBeresCuller’s “Ties That Bind,” a work made of ratchet straps wrapped around and throughout two neighboring homes.
3 Allan Packer’s kinetic animals and other earthly objects move throughout the floors and walls of one house. Packer’s work was inspired by time spent in the wilderness during a residency in Banff.
4 People who slowed as they passed Mad Homes in the weeks leading up to its opening finally came in to see what it’s all about.
5 Troy Gua’s work, “Chrysalis,” takes on the appearance of an oversized package ready to be shipped. It also keeps the house warm on a cool July afternoon.
Photography by Nate Watters