File Under So. Co., Waiting for...
American artwork in Burlington, Vermont
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File Under So. Co., Waiting for... is a public art installation in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 2002 by Bren Alvarez, the concept and name symbolise the delay in building the Southern Connector ("So. Co.", a proposed northward extension of the I-189 to downtown Burlington).[1] The filing cabinet is over 40 ft tall and was created by welding standard filing cabinets together[2] over a year, with a steel rod inside keeping it upright.[3] The 38 drawers in the cabinet symbolised the years since the Southern Connector was first proposed in 1965.[4] Birds have been known to nest in the upper drawers.
"World's tallest filing cabinet"
Relocation
File Herd: On the Road to Extinction
In 2020, an exhibition titled "File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" was showcased during the South End Art Hop in Burlington. Transformed filing cabinets were displayed around the original pedestal of File Under So. Co., Waiting for...[8]
"File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" display sign
Cloud...? What Cloud? placed on the original pedestal
Two Cows and a Calf
the dead provide a home for us living
MISC: entropy is running the show
