Convening Stories at the Crossroads

Convening Stories at the Crossroads is a site-specific, outdoor, projection-based public artwork that explores intersecting histories and experiences of place. Working in video and sound, artist Diane Fellows weaves together multiple strands and sources to construct enterable spaces and compelling filmic and sonic narratives. Participation, collaboration, and input from community members creates a collage of stories that moves through the landscape, unearthing moments of friction as well as weaving together past and present, town and gown, and urban and rural experiences in Butler County. 

Images and sound overtake the Performing Arts Quad, home to a public sculpture by Ursula von Rydingsvard. The stream of memories and spaces from around Butler County challenges the presumed stasis of monumental spaces and mimics the flow of water at the fountain that formerly stood at this site. Though the projection primarily occurs at night, the space is activated during the day with more subtle interventions, inviting visitors to experience their sense of place in new ways.

Curator: Annie Dell’Aria, Associate Professor of Art History

Schedule:
October 3–5 7:30–10pm