I created this piece by bending and manipulating steel bailing wire to form text. I wrote one long story out of the wire and installed it on the outskirts of the city. The wire height ranges from one to two inches respectively. The length of the story is approximately 200 feet.

I chose this specific location because of the environment. The city had begun construction on a business district and so the road was widened and a sidewalk was installed. I found this sidewalk to be quite surreal as there was no reason for a sidewalk out there. Furthermore, the sidewalk just ends. I enjoyed the idea of a sidewalk that has no present function and which goes nowhere. I also appreciate the allusion to Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends. I could not think of a better place to write a story that stretches out into the horizon.

This piece was later uninstalled by person/s unknown in November of 2002. Before it was taken down, however, I would frequently come to investigate how the weather was affecting it. A few times, I discovered that someone had stretched out the text and had inserted their own writings. I really enjoyed finding other peoples writings out there.

Here is a copy of the original story: