Courtesy Deitch Projects

Swoon designed seven handcrafted boats for her project “Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea."

Courtesy Deitch Projects

Swoon's seafaring shanty town concluded its journey in Long Island City and will dock at Deitch Studios from September 7 through October 18.

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They are hugely different kinds of artwork, but they function in the same way, showing up where you might not expect them and speaking to the landscape they are in as well as to the people who see them.

I try to create artwork that lives in a daily setting and has relevance outside of art institutions and doesn’t depend on them for context.