File Under So. Co., Waiting for... is a public art installation in
Burlington, Vermont. Built in 2002 by Bren Alvarez, the concept and name symbolise the delay in building the Southern Connector ("So. Co.", a proposed northward extension of the
I-189 to downtown Burlington).[1] The filing cabinet is over 40 ft tall and was created by welding standard filing cabinets together[2] over a year, with a steel rod inside keeping it upright.[3] The 38 drawers in the cabinet symbolised the years since the Southern Connector was first proposed in 1965.[4] Birds have been known to nest in the upper drawers.
"World's tallest filing cabinet"
Alvarez' piece has been described as "the world's tallest filing cabinet";[4] however, Untitled (Minuet in MG) at
Di Rosa in
Napa, California, is a filing cabinet (made from a shredded 1974
MG Midget) which stands 65 feet tall.[5][6]
Relocation
In August 2020, due to the perceived imminence of construction in the area, it was decided to relocate the filing cabinet 100 ft from its previous position onto a new 10 ft pedestal.[1] It is now located at 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington.[7]
File Herd: On the Road to Extinction
In 2020, an exhibition titled "File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" was showcased during the South End Art Hop in Burlington. Transformed filing cabinets were displayed around the original pedestal of File Under So. Co., Waiting for...[8]
"File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" display sign
Cloud...? What Cloud? placed on the original pedestal
File Under So. Co., Waiting for... is a public art installation in
Burlington, Vermont. Built in 2002 by Bren Alvarez, the concept and name symbolise the delay in building the Southern Connector ("So. Co.", a proposed northward extension of the
I-189 to downtown Burlington).[1] The filing cabinet is over 40 ft tall and was created by welding standard filing cabinets together[2] over a year, with a steel rod inside keeping it upright.[3] The 38 drawers in the cabinet symbolised the years since the Southern Connector was first proposed in 1965.[4] Birds have been known to nest in the upper drawers.
"World's tallest filing cabinet"
Alvarez' piece has been described as "the world's tallest filing cabinet";[4] however, Untitled (Minuet in MG) at
Di Rosa in
Napa, California, is a filing cabinet (made from a shredded 1974
MG Midget) which stands 65 feet tall.[5][6]
Relocation
In August 2020, due to the perceived imminence of construction in the area, it was decided to relocate the filing cabinet 100 ft from its previous position onto a new 10 ft pedestal.[1] It is now located at 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington.[7]
File Herd: On the Road to Extinction
In 2020, an exhibition titled "File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" was showcased during the South End Art Hop in Burlington. Transformed filing cabinets were displayed around the original pedestal of File Under So. Co., Waiting for...[8]
"File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" display sign
Cloud...? What Cloud? placed on the original pedestal
"File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" display sign
Cloud...? What Cloud? placed on the original pedestal
Two Cows and a Calf
the dead provide a home for us living
MISC: entropy is running the show
