From 1657 to the present, the collection of documents and photographs here highlights key moments in the transformation of Staten Island’s Fresh Kills through half a century of landfill into today’s 2200-acre Freshkills Park.

Curation: Caroline Dionne, John Roach, Andrew Shea, and the Spring 2024 students from Curating Design at the Intersection of Art, Ecology, and Technology: Vardan Babayan, Lauren Brown, Veronica Chen, Jac Clayton, Lara Damabi, Bingxue (Yoyo) Dong, Kerry Fusco, Jeniffer Isakbaev, Xin (Daisy) Li, Emeline Louis, Dina Pritmani, Catalina Vizcarrondo, El Weinstein, Chengyue (Sia) Zhao, Danqi (Nini) Zhao. With special contributions by Lara Damabi, Kerry Fusco, Dina Pritmani, Jac Clayton, and Xin (Daisy) Li.

Printing: Hashem Eaddy
Texts: Caroline Dionne and Everette Hampton
Editing: Isabelle Groenewegen