Lee Patrick [Johnson]

Hello stranger!

I didn’t see you come in!  Have a seat.

Since you are here I am sure you are wondering why you randomly found a piece of artwork.  I would love to give you a simple explanation but I don’t have an answer.  I attempted to use my skills as an artist to insert curiosity, absurdity and excitement into the world.  It is up to you to decide the their fates and stories.

Where were you when you found it?  How are you doing?  How was finding it for you?  Do you see enough artwork?  Anything you want to tell me can give life to the artwork.  There are no guidelines.

I am placing these 100 objects around Providence to start a dialogue.  Join the conversation in any way!

The Letters: If you send me the letter in return I’ll put it online corresponding to the piece you have with its image and the original location.  I can do this by matching the numbers on the envelopes to the numbers on the bottoms of the pieces.  As you may have realized when you picked up this artwork, the physical presence of an object is incredibly interesting.  I am interested in the presence you give to the letters.

Enjoy – I hope to hear from you!

Disclaimer: If you came to my website before I had a chance to get the images and the google map up you will have to check back a little later!  I may still be around Providence dropping off pieces! Pieces dispersed daily and left indefinitely!

And here is the beginning (Click on Images to enlarge):

Piece 1 : #33 – Rodger Williams Park (As of 12/15/09 this is Still at large)

Piece 2: #57 – Rodger Williams Park

Piece 3: #39 – Charlesgate, 100 Randal St.

Piece 4: #38 – Charlesgate, 100 Randal St.

Piece 5: #36 – North Burial Ground, Armenian Monument

Piece 6: #72 – North Burial Ground, Near a body of water.

Piece 7: #71 – Black minivan in the Benny’s parking lot with a Christmas tree on top

Piece 8: #70 – Branch ave 95 overpass

Piece 9: #12 – Main Post office drive up

Piece 10: #51 – Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Piece 11: #45 – Capital buildling

Piece 12: #47 – Providence train station

Piece 13: #58 – Burnside Park

Piece 14: #65 – Kennedy Plaza

Piece 15: #61 – Apartment Finder box, Westminster and Dorrance

Piece 16: #29 – Johnson and Wales

Piece 17: #40 – Into the post office box on Dorrance and Pine

Piece 18: #63 – Outside the First Universalist church on Green and Washington

Piece 19: #59 – Providence Public Safety complex

Piece 20: #82 – All Saints Memorial Church

Piece 21: #68 – Instructions to Boy on street to give to anyone or keep.  “I don’t like my picture taken”.  I thought he said “I don’t like bitches”

Piece 22: #52 – Central High

Piece 23: #89 – Providence Public Library, next to computer

Piece 24: #76 – Providence Public Library, on a table

Piece 25: #53 – Packett st in an information booth

Piece 26: #60 – Ladder co. 8, Fire Department

Piece 27: #66 – The corner of George and Brook

Piece 28: #62 – Slipped into Janet Zweig’s bag

Piece 29: #54 – Given to Natasha Khanderkar

Piece 30: #7 – Olney St. Baptist Church

Piece 31: #77 – 360 Hope St.  Chabad house Jewish Hospitality Center

Piece 32: #25 – Given to random employee in Clarke Flower Shop, Hope st.

Piece 33: #78 – Empty phone booth on the corner of Hope and Doyle

Piece 34: #50 – Behind Ladd Observatory on the ground (Obscure place)

Piece 35: #19 – Weird tree on the corner of Cole and Freeman

Piece 36: #43 – Bench on Blackstone Blvd.

Piece 37: #56 – Temple Beth~el.  Orchard Ave

Piece 38: #67 – Starbucks, Wayland Sq

Piece 39: #64 – On top of a tall wall on the corner of Arlington and Angell

Piece 40: #88 – On a table in Nice Slice on Thayer st.

Piece 41: #55 – On top of an ATM machine on Thayer st.

Piece 42: #16 – Given to the woman at the Rhode Island Foundation front desk (still there?)

Piece 43: #44 – Left on Providence Place Mall food court table.

Piece 44: #31 – Left on an Outback in the PP Mall parking lot.  It had surfing gear on top and tags about beaches.  It made me remember the fact I live by the beach and never go there.

Piece 45: #32 – Blue Prium (like my Aunt B’s) with a sticker on the gas tank that said “Poodles Rule”.  I agree person, I agree.

Piece 46: #8 – Given to woman working at Coin-Op on Smith St.  As I walked out I heard “Oh, this actually IS a nice mug.”

Piece 47: #4 – Sojorner House on Smith St, “Committed to ending domestic violence”

Piece 48: #49 – Left on monument at Smith Hill Historical Site.

Piece 49: #27 – Random house, 166 Jewett St.

Piece 50: #30 – Billy Talor Park, Cypress and Camp

Piece 51: #42 – 229 Camp St., Evergreen Apartments

Piece 52: #6 – 702 Elmgrove

Piece 53: #62 – Ruffuls Restaurant, given to the waitress

Piece 54: #18 – Given to employee at Mister Sister on Wickenden St.

Piece 55: #46 – Coffee Place on Wickenden… I forgot to write down the name

Piece 56: #17 – Nightingale-Brown House, 357 Benefit st

Piece 57: #35 – Left on table at the RISD Watermark