REMNANTS / VISIONS, 2015 - 2016Remnants / Visions was The installation converted a decrepit 1959 ranch house, which dated to the very beginning of the Sharpstown District, into an archaeological museum and active excavation site. Collectibles and domestic items found onsite were treated as relics, bricks and blocks unearthed in the backyard were transformed into “reconstructed” monuments and ruins. All of the objects on display, cinder blocks and the bricks were found onsite, and speak to the past and present of the district. Video components showed views of the area’s landscape from a drone, another from both sides of a car, and the third focused on empty spaces both natural (undeveloped land) and built (parking lots, defunct stripmalls). The project remained up and open to the public for over six months, and was sponsored by Seeds of Sharpstown and Michael Prentice, and completed with help from the Sharpstown Civic Association, Sharpstown International High School, and Sharpstown High School. The installation was initially planned to be temporary, much like the landscape it speaks to; despite later demand for it to stay, the house at 7831 Fondren Rd is no longer around. Special thanks to the Mayra Camacho, the student artists of Sharptown, to Edwin Terrell, Patrick Squier, and Joseph Permetti.
Video Walkthrough: Features the original soundscape by artist Edwin Terrell using sounds sampled from the area, and from the project while in progress. The soundscape played throughout the house during open hours, as a backdrop to the installation and different video components.
GALLERY: HOUSE INTERIOR
GALLERY: BACKYARD RUINS / EXCAVATION SITE
