Temporary Services

 

Temporary Services

Description

Founded in 1998, Temporary Services is a group consisting of Brett Bloom, Marc Fischer, and Salem Collo-Julin. From the group’s statement: We like outdoor projects that are encountered by surprise, rather than sought out with deliberation like exhibitions and special events. We champion public projects that are temporary or ephemeral or that operate outside of conventional or officially sanctioned categories of public expression. We appreciate such diverse activities as makeshift roadside memorials to accident victims, temporary housing encampments designed by homeless people, tree houses fabricated by children, and idiosyncratic public notices that get stuffed inside the display windows of free newspaper boxes. We especially appreciate those projects that do not have permission and challenge expected usages.