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Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of...
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  • Here, Robert Fall a resident of Coler-Goldwater Memorial Hospital on the island..Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, Jens Lundbaek, a volunteer from Denmark, cuts tent support beams to size...Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, a student from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school) participates in the project. .---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artist Thom Sokoloski..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, students from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school) participate in the project. .Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • .---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times. By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, tent coordinator Danielle Bibby, distributes tent support beams..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artwork of Bob Fields, a resident of Coler-Goldwater Memorial Hospital (a long term skilled nursing facility) on the island, is installed in one of the tents.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, Josh McMeekin, a volunteer from Toronto, coordinates the placement of tents..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, Josh McMeekin and unidentified woman coordinate placement of tents..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, tent coordinator Danielle Bibby and a student from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school) carry tent support beams..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, students from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school) participate in the project..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, volunteers from Canada, (L to R) unidentified woman, Josh McMeekin and Andrew Flint, coordinate the placement of tents...---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, students from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school) participate in the project. .---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, Andrew Flint of Oakville, Ontario coordinates the placement of tent support beams..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artist Thom Sokoloski..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artist Thom Sokoloski..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artist Thom Sokoloski..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, the artist Thom Sokoloski..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, first tent rises..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, first tent rises..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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  • Here, David Brunelle of Ontario works with students from The Child School/Legacy High School (a special needs school)..---.Roosevelt Island, NY - Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 - Roosevelt Island has had many names: Manning's Island, Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. It has also been the home of institutionalized populations: orphans, smallpox victims, patients with mental illness. Thom Sokoloski, a Canadian artist, hopes to pay homage to that history of confinement and isolation with a public art exhibition, "The Encampment," on view on the southern tip of the island, from Oct. 5 to 7, as part of Open House New York, the annual urban design and architecture event. The work comprises 100 canvas tents, illuminated from within and visible from the Queens and Manhattan sides of the East River...Rob Bennett for The New York Times By photographer Rob Bennett
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