Artist Rachel Parish reads a creation story written for the land upon which Atlanta now sits and considers how the geology of place impacts the social structures that build upon it.  

This text accompanies her work Emergence, which builds monuments to the four spring heads buried beneath Downtown Atlanta.  By illuminating the “birthplaces” of Atlanta’s waterways, Emergence will offer the public the opportunity to collectively consider the power of the natural ecology upon which Atlanta has been built and the continued presence of the life-springs that support the land upon which the city’s residents live their lives.

Photo of Rachel Parish by Julie Yarbrough Photography

Emergence: The Prologue

Rachel Parish chats with Floyd Hall about the origins of her creative practice, her earliest connections to water, and how those notions inform the origins of her forthcoming project, Emergence.

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Artist Hannah Palmer worked with sound producer Santiago Páramo to create a soundtrack for Ghost Pools, her public art installation exploring our history with public swimming.  The project remembers two pools in East Point, GA, that became battlegrounds over integration and were eventually abandoned.  

Learn more:  https://fluxprojects.org/productions/ghost-pools/

Ghost Pools Soundtrack

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Ghost Pools Soundtrack

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