The onlookers feed it as they watch the police and the ambulances wail through the streets. The Police feed it everyday when ever they get a call about violence. The homeless feed it everyday every time a police officer is on the same block. Why is it in a state of fear? Well you see this enormous head is fed everyday and its food is saturated in this horrible emotion. It sees its residents and visitors with six enormous eyes walk by with the looks on their faces and the experiences that happen day by day. I n San Francisco there is a giant monster watching the people of its neighborhood walk by its enormous head. This is the description of the piece by the artist: I prefer the take of locals (expressed by a blog (sadly closed) called livintheloin) for a more honest take, they greeted and appreciated this whirlwind of art that arrived in their backyard. You can read her article, Wonderland a World Turned Upside Down, here.įor those that don’t live in San Francisco, it is “considered” the last bastion of serious poverty and homelessness in the city, read “scary” neighborhood.
Adrienne Roberts of SFMOMA wrote of her concerns, that I felt were a tad highfalutin regarding bringing art to the tenderloin. Wonderland created a lot of interesting chatter in the blogsphere at the time. Wonderland was the brain child of a teacher at SF Art Institute, Lance Fung. The creators are Roman Cesario and Mitsu Overstreet. This mural is entitled “Fear Head” it was installed as part of the Wonderland exhibit in 2009.
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