This project was done in collaboration with the San Fransisco Mobile Museum. Eighteen citizens from Denver and SF took part. The exhibit then traveled to both cities where it popped up all over town. This page will be updated with photos and stops from both cities soon!
Cross-City Challenge: Looking for Loci
Have you ever found a place in your home, neighborhood or city, and felt an invisible energy, almost like magic? In Roman culture, this was called "Genius Loci", which referred to a location's distinctive atmosphere, or spirit. In our urban environments these places can be more difficult to find, or lost altogether– but they do exist.
Locate a special place in your city and create a visual tribute to the genius loci of the spot. It can be part of your home, in a park or garden, on a street corner, or just a forgotten place in the alley.
Artifacts can take any form; photos, drawings, handmade sculptures or totems, a written account - anything that shares the essence of the place.
Denver Locations
June 12-18: Mod Livin', 5327 E. Colfax Ave.
June 19- 21: Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St.
June 26th, 6-10 PM: Untitled at the Denver Art Museum,
June 29th - July 10th, CTA Architects Engineers Studio, 863 Santa Fe Drive, open to the public 9AM-4PM weekdays.
ALSO OPEN for the First Friday Art Walk from 6-8 PM, Friday, July 3rd. Big thanks to Angela Schwab for hosting this evening!
Want to stay up-to-date or meet the participants? Join our Facebook group!
Photos below are from the Denver opening at Mod Livin', The Denver Art Museum and the DCM at CTA!
