A prime example of Mel Chin’s collaborative work is “Flint Fit”, 2018, a new commission for the Queens Museum’s “All Over the Place” exhibition. “Flint Fit” is envisioned as applying the strengths of places, as an action in the face of crisis, connecting New York City; Flint, Michigan; and Greensboro, North Carolina in time, function, and fashion. Demonstrating the interconnectedness of resources, Chin’s concept was brought to life with the help of many collaborators. The “Flint Fit” installation even activates the Queens Museum’s 1939 room-size topographical model of the watershed for New York City. . In Flint, as the water is contaminated with lead, residents must use bottled water for cooking, washing, and drinking, creating countless, constantly-accumulating empty plastic vessels. At Chin’s instigation, over 90,000 used water bottles were collected over the course of six weeks in Fall 2017. They were then sorted and sent to Unifi, Inc, a textile manufacturer in Greensboro, North Ca...