OLD TOWN
Installation + Research Project 2012 Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, CA
Documentation of felony screening required to serve as a State Park historic interpreter
Old Town State Historic Park is dedicated to re-creating San Diego, California from 1820-1860. Similar to Colonial Williamsburg, Old Town re-performs selective histories of California’s early colonialist history.
As part of a long-term project to understand the complex relationship of regional identity, tourism, and theater in public parks and heritage sites, I spent 6 months volunteering at Old Town. This time lead to a series of documentation, sculptures, drawing, video, and performances.
Old Town Performances + Installation at Visual Arts Gallery, La Jolla and Mission Hills Co-Op School
Documentation of check out forms of Period Attire belonging to the State Of California.
Trying on period attire from the Old Town Collections, in conversation with the Old Town attire specialist
Poster: Old Town Typologies. Collage + marionettes
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Research + Project Development: Kate Clark
Research Support: Sarah Elkind
Documentation: Hermione Spriggs
Installation support: Timothy Barnett, Claire Kinder, and Park Ranger Kim Duclo
Support by the Russell Foundation.