Middle of Nowhere - Contemporary Art, Film, and Music in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

On two occasions in 2016 and 2019, set at Whitesbog, a 3000-acre historic Pine Barrens village, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE consisted of gallery and site-specific contemporary artwork, including sculpture, video, sound installations, film screenings, and musical performances. Attendees were invited to tours of the historic cranberry and blueberry farm to view the installations among the fields, bogs, trails, and industrial structures.
Founded by David Scott Kessler as an extension of his ongoing Pine Barrens film project, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE’s aim was to celebrate and reflect on the challenge and mystery of the natural world; how it shapes our identities and our symbiotic -- yet often destructive relationship with it.
2016, 2019 Site-Specific event
Whitesbog Historic Preservation, Brendan Byrne State Park, Pine Barrens, New Jersey
outdoor and gallery installations, musical performances, film screenings
produced and curated by David Scott Kessler
co-curators - Kristen Neville Taylor (2016), Jen Brown (2019)
co-producer (2019) - John Pettit, Atlas Obscura
co-producer - Whitesbog Preservation Trust
The Pine Barrens - a film by David Scott Kessler
www.pinebarrensfilm.com