No, it’s not a joke – Tropical Fort Point is indeed happening. Brought to us by the Fort Point Arts Community, this floating public art installation is currently in the Fort Point Channel basin between Congress and Summer Street Bridges. And will remain there – in all of its tropical glory – through June 15, 2014.

The Tropical Forest brings Boston a small glimpse of the warmer temps that lie ahead (hopefully). The artist behind Tropical Fort Point, Peter Agoos, is a Fort Point resident who also created the 2012 suspended installation Arts Imbalance between the Summer and Congress Street Bridges, among other works.

In a release, Agoos states that Tropical Fort Point was inspired by “The struggle for quality public open space in the neighborhood and the likelihood of climate change-induced rising sea levels.” Agoos explains that the concept was initially planned as an evergreen installation called Fort Point Forest, but it “evolved to embrace the low centers of gravity, salt-resistance, and wind-shedding characteristics of Majesty Palms and grew the new title of Tropical Fort Point.”

Agoos goes on to say that the “tongue-in-cheek preview of the effect of rising tides stakes a claim to the Channel wetscape as an unexploited green space.”

An official sources tells us that the art installation and the Spring Public Art Series are held in conjunction with Fort Point Spring Open Studios Weekend, held Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11.

Throughout the Open Studios weekend, over 75 artists will open their studio doors to the public. Visitors are welcome to explore Fort Point lofts, meet with local artists, and purchase artwork directly from the artists.

But in the meantime, head on down to the Channel to see the Tropical Fort Point installation for yourself. We just hope that those “tropical” temps arrive in Boston soon as well.

Photo Credit: Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano