Leaf Trace/ Land Trace - Rochester, MN Edition is part of Walk With Us, on view May-October 2022 at Rochester Art Center May-Oct 2022. Go to Rochester Art Center to see Walk With Us, and find the wooden kiosk in near the front desk. Grab a booklet and red pencil and go for a stroll in nearby Mayo Park. Experience the project at History Center of Olmsted County and take a deeper dive into the history of the PLSS and its implications. Special artist-led events TBA.
ABOUT LEAF TRACE / LAND TRACE AND WALK WITH US
Leaf Trace / Land Trace invites you to consider your relationship to the land through the lens of the Original Public Land Survey. What is that you say? It's a monument hidden in plain sight you will open your eyes to a key root of systemic injustice through a series of introspective meditations involving of all things, trees. I encourage you to compare notes with someone from a different background and see where the conversation goes. I hope will get you thinking about how awareness and open conversation are available as tools to support the action we must all commit to in order to work toward a just society.
Walk With Us is an international, juried show of artists who use walking as as a key component of their art practices. Look for many interesting projects in the "uncelebrated" spaces of the museum -- entryways, stairwells and odd nooks and crannies.
Learn more about Leaf Trace / Land Trace through the link in bio. Books, an essay about how I came to make the project, and links to projects taking action to right the wrongs of the Public Land Survey System are all in there. #leaftracelandtrace #publiclandsurveysystem
This project is funded by the following supporters:
Minnesota State Arts Board: Sarah Nassif is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Rochester Art Center
History Center of Olmsted County
