3. Halloween Impalements: The Toll of Time 2020
Photo courtesy Jane Greengold
Every year, artist Jane Greengold impales a series of jack-o-lanterns on the black iron fence at the corner of Kane Street and Strong Place in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The tradition continues this October with a limited amount of small pumpkins. Greengold was inspired to start this tradition more than twenty years ago when she saw the tall point spikes of the fence and thought they would be perfect for am impalement!
The installation gets even more eerie and interesting as the fresh pumpkins start to rot and turn to mush over the several weeks they are left on the fence, their carved faces becoming even more grotesque. This year, in deference to the pandemic, there will be no trick-or-treating at the site and the pumpkins will not be illuminated on Halloween night. Those who wish to see the pumpkins are welcome to do so at a safe social distance from others.
