Collective Memory is a temporary, event-based installation that recreates a sunny afternoon picnic. The community is invited to picnic, socialize, and enjoy the park while they share their experiences of the past two years of living through a pandemic. A dome structure becomes an intimate space for individuals to process collective experiences and the range of emotions accompanying them, such as grief, loss, hope, and joy in the aftermath and continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected their families and communities. Park-goers can sit on the blankets and walk in and out of the central dome structure, the Memory Dome. Picnic blankets created from fabric remnants and clothing from community members collected via prior workshops form a circle around the dome. The park and the picnic blankets provide an open space for socializing. Within the Memory Dome are memories and stories gathered from the community in prior workshops. Recreated accounts are text-based pieces written on hanging strips of fabric sourced from the community. A QR code at the park leads guests to an Instagram page containing an archive of the stories, images of the clothing, and anything shared by the community.
© Stacy Keck Photo LLC
© Stacy Keck Photo LLC
© Stacy Keck Photo LLC
© Stacy Keck Photo LLC
© Stacy Keck Photo LLC
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Date and Location
Installation on view:
Saturday, July 16, 2022
San Ysidro Community Park
212 West Park Avenue
San Diego, CA 92173
San Ysidro Neighborhood
Council District 8
Events
3:00PM to 5:00PM, San Ysidro Community Park
Memory Collection Workshop
Saturday, May 21, 2022, 3:00PM to 5:00PM,
San Ysidro Community Park View Map
Park Social artists Sheena Rae Dowling and Yvette Roman invite community members and visitors to a drop-in memory collection workshop in preparation for their community event and picnic to be held this summer.
3:00PM to 5:00PM, San Ysidro Community Park
Memory Collection Workshop
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 3:00PM to 5:00PM,
San Ysidro Community Park View Map
Park Social artists Sheena Rae Dowling and Yvette Roman invite community members and visitors to a drop-in memory collection workshop in preparation for their community event and picnic to be held this summer.
Picnic and Installation Viewing
12:00PM to 3:00PM, San Ysidro Community Park
Picnic and Installation Viewing
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 12:00PM to 3:00PM,
San Ysidro Community Park View Map
Join Park Social artists Sheena Rae Dowling and Yvette Roman for a sunny afternoon picnic. Explore the installation, socialize, and enjoy the park while sharing stories and collective experiences.