Whereas Hoops

These two images document one of ten occasions I brought a basketball hoop to Forest Park as part of the interdisciplinary activist project, “Whereas Hoops”. Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in the country yet has never had basketball courts. Combining research, writing, podcasting, and creative practice, the “Whereas Hoops” project raises awareness about the lack of basketball in Forest Park, highlights the racism and classism underlying its absence, and publicly calls for basketball courts to be built in the park. The basketball hoop pictured here is a custom-built, mobile sculpture that attaches to the back of my minivan. This date marked the first time basketball had ever been played in Forest Park since it opened to the public in 1876.