Pruned: Un-vanishing a lake

(Photos by Ledia Carroll.)

From January 10, 2005 to October 22, 2006, or thereabouts, Ledia Carroll retraced the ghostly outline of a vanished freshwater lake in San Francisco as part of her Mission Lake Project.

From a press release, to be read in the past tense, unfortunately: “On October 22, 2006, Ledia Carroll will use a field line chalker to recreate the full perimeter of Lago Dolores, a former freshwater lake that stretched from what is now South Van Ness to Guerrero and 15th to 20th Streets. Drawing the line in reference to maps from the 1800s, Carroll’s chalkline allows the still visible ancient depression of the lake to become apparent to the eye. In conjunction with the re-created lake shoreline, Ledia Carroll presents a 'lakeside' barbeque and perimeter 'alleycat' bike race.”

(The revealed shoreline, vanishing once more. Photos by Ledia Carroll.)

There were also guided tours later in the year to some of San Francisco’s hidden underground waterways. And if someone could let us know where we might find more info on these hidden waterways online, that'd be fantastic.

In the Archives:
Prunings XXXI.1
Call 811

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Mario Ballesteros
June 26, 2007 at 4:14:00 AM CDT
a similar project was part of an art intervention in mexico city a few years back, tracing the now-tubed or filled-in creeks and canals that flowed through the city. similar curvy lines were painted around expressways and metrolines, like the "rio churubusco" expressway, where only the word remains as a hint of the water that was.

saludos

:)

Anonymous
June 26, 2007 at 5:29:00 AM CDT
There's a blue trail in Fremantle marking the location of the original shoreline. The best reference I can find on the web is http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/things2c/resource/Heritage_03.pdf - Old Foreshore in Heritage Trails on the second page.

maxwell
August 7, 2007 at 4:00:00 PM CDT
didn't francis alys do something very similar with regards to the border of old Palestine?

Alexander Trevi
September 23, 2007 at 10:47:00 PM CDT
Re: Francis Alÿs

Thoughtful Wanderings of a Man With a Can (3 March 2007; New York Times)

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	Un-vanishing a lake Sunday, June 24, 2007 #activism #art_installations (Photos by Ledia Carroll.) From January 10, 2005 to October 22, 2006, or thereabouts, Ledia Carroll retraced the ghostly outline of a vanished freshwater lake in San Francisco as part of her Mission Lake Project. From a press release, to be read in the past tense, unfortunately: “On October 22, 2006, Ledia Carroll will use a field line chalker to recreate the full perimeter of Lago Dolores, a former freshwater lake that stretched from what is now South Van Ness to Guerrero and 15th to 20th Streets. Drawing the line in reference to maps from the 1800s, Carroll’s chalkline allows the still visible ancient depression of the lake to become apparent to the eye. In conjunction with the re-created lake shoreline, Ledia Carroll presents a 'lakeside' barbeque and perimeter 'alleycat' bike race.” (The revealed shoreline, vanishing once more. Photos by Ledia Carroll.) There were also guided tours later in the year to some of San Francisco’s hidden underground waterways. And if someone could let us know where we might find more info on these hidden waterways online, that'd be fantastic. In the Archives: Prunings XXXI.1 Call 811 (Spotted at del.icio.us/criticalspatialpractice.) 4 COMMENTS — Mario Ballesteros June 26, 2007 at 4:14:00 AM CDT a similar project was part of an art intervention in mexico city a few years back, tracing the now-tubed or filled-in creeks and canals that flowed through the city. similar curvy lines were painted around expressways and metrolines, like the "rio churubusco" expressway, where only the word remains as a hint of the water that was. saludos :) Anonymous June 26, 2007 at 5:29:00 AM CDT There's a blue trail in Fremantle marking the location of the original shoreline. The best reference I can find on the web is http://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/things2c/resource/Heritage_03.pdf - Old Foreshore in Heritage Trails on the second page. maxwell August 7, 2007 at 4:00:00 PM CDT didn't francis alys do something very similar with regards to the border of old Palestine? Alexander Trevi September 23, 2007 at 10:47:00 PM CDT Re: Francis Alÿs Thoughtful Wanderings of a Man With a Can (3 March 2007; New York Times) Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1