A long-vacant Lower East Side dirt-lot will soon become rejuvenated with art.  At least temporarily.  Over the holiday weekend, a pair of artists were busy erecting a wooden structure behind the chain-link fence at 181 Stanton Street.  Their work is part of an initiative called Project for Empty Space, which aims to “bring contemporary art out of traditionally ‘high-brow’ neighborhoods to the people of New York.”

The site-specific Project for Empty Space was dreamed up by co-curators Jasmine Wahi and Meenakshi Thirukode to feature the work of local artist Tehniyet Masood.  Armed with organic and recycled goods, as well as reclaimed materials scavenged from around town, Masood is using this somewhat sequestered cove of Stanton Street as backdrop for her temporary “inventive sculpture.”

Below is a bit more from the official website:

Project for Empty Space is an exhibition that investigates the dialog between artist, environment, and community. The relationship of these three subjects has taken on interesting overtones and layers given the current economic climate. Project for Empty Space brings together artists influenced by the environment of the Lower East Side to create thought-provoking and inspiring installations in a vacant outdoor space. Like many public art endeavors,

Masood, who was born in Pakistan, has been toiling away since last week, working toward the set completion date of Friday, September 17.  The entire installation, from construction to completion, is on display through the end of the month.  But it will only be open to the public Fridays through Tuesdays.

The inaugural viewing party is planned for 6 pm on September 17.