“Urban Garden Rail” (2017)

“Urban Garden Rail” (2017)

Topic 4.5

Saya Woolfalk, “Urban Garden Rail” (2017)

A five-piece mural made out of steel grates of a person working in a field.


Urban Garden Rail (2017) © Saya Woolfalk, NYCT Pennsylvania Av and Van Siclen Av. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Photo: Peter Peirce

Inspired by the transformation of East New York’s vacant lots into cherished local gardens, Saya Woolfalk created “Urban Garden Rail” to reflect the people of the community, who work side by side to cultivate the land and enrich the local community. Many of the unused locations have been reclaimed by the local gardeners, resulting in thousands of pounds of produce that is consumed by the neighborhood residents as well as people who patronize the gardens and the local farmers’ markets. Learn more about these pieces and view more photographs on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority website.