The 442s' Adam Maness answered a few questions about the band's residency in Forest Park and the new work they created as a result of it. Continue reading for the full interview and a slideshow of photos from the group's public concert where they debuted "The Forest Park Forever Suite."
Read MoreThe third artist to participate in the first-ever Forest Park Forever Artist in Residence Program was Madeline Marak, a recent graduate from the MFA program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Over the course of the month of September, Madeline's installation took over a section of Forest Park's northeast corner. Her project, titled Framing the Land, took a hands-on approach to spotlighting an often overlooked section of the Park. Madeline's installation consisted of simple metal frames covered in reflective tape that Park visitors were invited to pick up and place somewhere in the landscape. This simple act served as a way of allowing visitors to experience and see this area more clearly by forcing them to really look at the space around them.
We were excited to follow up with Madeline now that her residency has come to a close and she has reflected on her time in Forest Park.
Read MoreIt isn’t every day you can paddle-boat across a basin built over 100 years ago, watch a musical in the country’s oldest outdoor musical theatre or run through a grove containing dozens of plant species. But in Forest Park, not a day goes by without someone taking advantage of what this destination has to offer....
Read MoreIf you’re a bit like me you take comfort in a nice, regular sense of routine. Maybe also like me, you might even be a bit of a “homebody” who enjoys a bit of predictability week-in and week-out.
Take a couple of years ago for example. Weekdays I’d get up and have my 1.5 cups of coffee, leave the house exactly 7:40 am, and drive to work listening to the same sports talk station. Work was generally predictable, along with lunch and what time I typically ate it. I’d end the work day the same time each evening and then drive home listening to NPR. Once home, I’d immediately change right into my shorts and running shoes and set out from my house in Dogtown north three blocks and into Forest Park....
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