Jun 23, 2012 | 10am-6pm
Shoreline City Hall
Presented in Partnership with:
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council
Jul 21, 2012 | End of day
Shoreline City Hall
Presented in Partnership with:
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council
Unearth Collective
Desire Lines
Opening June 23, in association with the 2012 Shoreline Arts Festival.
"Desire lines" are the paths that pedestrians make when they deviate from an official path. A desire line is typically the most direct or easiest path to navigate between two points. Its width, depth, and degree of definition represent the amount and frequency of use and can reveal a history specific to the use and character of a particular site.
The Unearth Collective has located significant desire lines within the Meridian Park neighborhood of Shoreline and has connected these desire lines to form a walking route (approximately 3.1 miles (5K)) through the area. Along the walking route, they have created temporary installations that highlight and reinterpret these pedestrian-made lines. A printed guide of the route, along with site-specific historic narratives and 'facts' about sites along the route and QR codes linking to an optional walk soundtrack, will be available at the Shoreline Arts Festival on June 23 and 24; at Shoreline City Hall, Shoreline Library, Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council; and downloadable here: www.TheUnearthCollective.com.
Sarah Ferreter and Katherine Wimble grew up and became artists in Reston, Virginia, unknown to each other until they met in Seattle in the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Washington. In 2011 they formed The Unearth Collective. Together, they hold lifelong interests and training in art making. They have knowledge and professional experience involving the production of public art and landscape architectural works at a variety of scales.
