No-sided bench returns to Jamaica Pond

By adamg on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:20pm

Steve Garfield chronicles the return of Matthew Hincman's bench, which makes periodic pondside appearances.

2006 Hincman interview.

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Comments

Looks like a cradle

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 2:26pm.

You can put the baby there while you jog.

Snooze

By HennyPenny on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 2:35pm.

Worst public art ever.

a great weekend for jamaica pond park

By pierce on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 2:38pm.

between this and the music fest (and the ongoing landmarks orchestra events) i'm glad to see the arts alive around Jamaica Pond, and to see this park--itself one of the great works of art in this city--continue to reflect the society it serves. Olmsted only made "19th century" parks because that is when he lived, and sadly some communities seek to freeze them as relics. I'm so happy to see this park living and breathing

Looks like they covered Dada

By NotWhitey on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 3:05pm.

Looks like they covered Dada in art school.

Initially great for homeless sleeping, if you're not too big

By anon on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:10pm.

But you can't get out fast enough when another bum shivs you for your Night Train.

People seem to like it in

By Biggie_Robs on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:18pm.

People seem to like it in person.

blurry eyes

By John-W on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 6:51am.

odd how the field of focus changes so drastically from the joggers knees to torsos....or am I just still hungover from the weekend?

he used a tilt-shift app

By nathanael on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:46am.

not actual depth of field.

yes, I suspected as much

By John-W on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:30am.

...and none too subtly either.

But otherwise a decent-enough photo.