Alluvial Albums

Found along Big Rock Creek in Llano, CA in 2017, two family photo albums survived the sand, sun and water in the Mojave desert. Now part of the Waste Wunderkammer, the snapshots, polaroids and ephemera are revealed within the context of little known history of the nearby Llano del Rio utopian experiment. The project is part of MaidenLA 2020.

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Selections from the Waste Wunderkammer – Station Eleven Edition – a project for the NEA’s Big Read Morongo Basin 2019 is inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s book. The collection of curiosities found in the desert parallel’s Station Eleven’s Museum of Civilization, a display of extinct technology housed in the gift shop of Concourse C.  The Mojave version features research into the provenance of each item found languishing in our fragile arid eco-system. 

Selections from the Waste Wunderkammer

Collected since 2013 across the Mojave from Antelope Acres to Piñon Hills, the exhibit includes dirt, dust and research into the provenance of these sometimes rare, sometimes sublime, storied objects along with documentation of their discovery and of course a map. Opening Saturday, August 25th, 2018 from 4-7 PM at the Antelope Valley Conservancy in Quartz Hill, this event is part of Maiden L.A. 2018.

Eco-Scenography at the Wallis

Revisiting my scenographic roots, For Nurture documents the collection of over 300 pounds of furniture pieces gathered from illegal dumpsites in the desert and repurposed as part of my stage design for Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA.

Manifesting Giant Rock

Between 65 to 136 million years old, the “Great Stone”, a seven story quartz monzonite rock, is said to be the world’s largest free-standing boulder. Manifesting Giant Rock reveals the local history, biographical information on key characters who lived nearby, events at the site, related publications and contemporary audio stories.

DEHSART

DEHSART >>trashed<< backward began in 2013, capturing, mapping and collecting illegally dumped trash to encourage a new view of waste as a resource through community engagement and collaborative on location assemblage interventions. The project was generously supported by multiple grants from the Antelope Valley Illegal Dumping Task Force.

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Frankly Speaking

Date: November 21, 2025

Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Giant Rock, Landers, CA

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Rumors surround the life of Frank Critzer at Giant Rock. Let’s nail down the truth while magentically sweeping for metal recovered for creative reuse.

This event is part of https://www.falloffreedom.com/.

Area Zero _Live Performance and Broadcast

Date: November 10, 2025

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Location: Yucca Valley Material Lab 57275 Canterbury St. Yucca Valley, CA 92284

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Witness the result of a three-day workshop with High Desert artists and the itinerant radio lab Area Zero, nettnettradio.com.

The event is part of the Joshua Treenial with Yucca Valley Material Lab as a cultural partner to BoxoProjects.

9th annual #storiesandstewardship for #NPLD at the Mother Stone

Start date: September 27, 2024

End date: September 28, 2024

Location: Giant Rock, Landers, CA

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Calling all loving hands on the land!

Join us on Friday 9/27 for e-snot afternoon application.

Stay to camp out for the best views of our augmented reality installations.

Wake up to Cahuilla/Serrano elder Kim Marcus’ blessing of Giant Rock as we begin to restore her.

Please RSVP for more details and thank you for considering the collaborative community care of this sacred site.

Conjuring Cathy Allen

Start date: May 10, 2024

End date: June 2, 2024

Time: Open Studio 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturdays and Sundays + by appointment

Location: Sunvale Studios 79098 Sunvale Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

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Celebrate the work and life of Cathy Allen and her cultural impact on the high desert and the Morongo Basin, May 10th – June 2.

Beginning with an open studio – weekends and by appointment – see the breadth of Allen’s work in place where she created books, sculptures & assemblages.

Get outside on a self-guided tour of her extant NURPs (Non-Urban Renewal Projects) installations and earthworks.

Learn about her relationship with Noah Purifoy through a series of recordings of Allen made on-site at the Outdoor Museum – follow her voice in a spatial audio installation via her channel on the HOVERLAY app.

RSVP for studio tickets and to learn more about DIY workshops and artist response performances in 29 Palms. https://bit.ly/ConjuringCathyAllenTix

Made possible by #Visit29Palms. Book your visit here: https://visit29.org/stay/

ON ALL Day 2024 -Supernormalities

Date: May 5, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Location: Llano Silo

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After a long hiatus of sonic situations in the silo – A Sound Bath Experience – is back!

Moriah and Jean are offering healing compositions under the oculus on May 5th. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/ONALLDAY2024tix

The Antelope Valley lost a cherished historian and culture leader. Let’s celebrate Norma Gurba-Kleit’s contributions to our understanding of Llano.

Historic letter readings, postcard making, and all our augmented reality exhibits are offered for ON ALL Day 2024, Sunday, May 5th from 10-4.

#storiesandstewardship2024 at Giant Rock

Date: September 23, 2023

Time: 8 AM - 12 NOON

Location: Giant Rock, Landers, CA

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ON ALL Day: It Was Not ALL Flowers…

Date: May 6, 2023

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Location: Llano del Rio Horse Barn

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Situated where the #llanodelrio inquiry began a decade ago, #OnAllDay 2023 reflects on the mysterious graffiti, “It was not all flowers she had on her mind” discovered on the west interior barn ruin in 2013. Join us in our first-ever public walk of this historic site featuring augmented reality experiences, artists’ responses, and the opportunity to create your own on the Saturday following May Day, 5/6 in Llano, CA.

Earth Day of Service Clean-Up & History Walk

Date: April 23, 2023

Time: 09:00 - 13:00

Location: 165th Street East and Avenue W

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Join us in honoring the 108th anniversary of the Llano del Rio colony and Earth Day, putting an end to the waste we tire to see, followed by a walking tour of the historic ruins.

  • Clean up from 9 AM – Noon.
  • Meet off 165th street road to silo.
  • Complimentary lunch for volunteers.
  • Followed by a guided tour of little-known Llano ruins.

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Created in partnership with:

Blightsites

Element Society

High Desert Keepers

Positional Projects

Yale Club of Riverside-San Bernardino

On Arté France

Start date: May 23, 2022

End date: December 31, 2022

Location: ARTE channel's "Invitation au Voyage" arts/culture show

Voices from the Vortex 2021

Start date: September 25, 2021

End date: September 24, 2022

Location: ONLINE

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Giant Rock attracts and inspires in scale, stories and a consistent need for attention through stewardship. Naturally, artists follow the magnetism of the site and some of these works are curated in Voices from the Vortex, an online exhibit created to accompany the annual #storiesandstewardship clean up for #nationalpubliclandsday 2021 on September 25th.

Featuring installation, performance, poetry, photography and video by artists from near and far, the exhibit includes:

Melissa Agate, Cynthia Anderson, Jeff Frost, Bettina Hubby, Jessica King and Michaela Strumberger

curated by Karyl Newman.