Ludacer to Perform Songs About Packaging atop Fresh Kills in NYC

Packaging Designer Randy Ludacer of Beach Packaging Design will be performing (solo) atop a capped garbage mound at Fresh Kills on Saturday, September 26, at noon.

With the support of The New York City Parks Department and a grant from COAHSI (The Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island), Ludacer, a local musician & package designer will be singing some “Songs About Packaging” on top of what was formerly the world’s largest landfill. Serenading, in effect, the decades of discarded packaging buried beneath.

Eventually, Fresh Kills Park will be New York City’s largest new parks expansion since the 1890s, but since it is not yet open to the public, this performance can only be attended by those who sign up for it via the NYC Parks Department website or on Ludacer’s site.

Transportation to the location will be provided by the same bus(es) that are used for the regular tours of the Fresh Kills site.

There is also a recorded 7-song “Songs about Packaging” CD in the works—which will be distributed for free to all those who attend this event. The CD packaging will be handmade from used packaging. (From the artist’s own personal recycling bin: frozen food carton, pasta & cereal boxes, etc.)

Check out Ludacer’s blog, box vox for more about packaging & culture.