“How Do We Mark The Flood?”
“How Do We Mark The Flood?”
11/23/2024
A day of collective healing and community resilience on the historic grounds of Warren Wilson College| Swannanoa, NC
Prior to the storm, we had been planning an “Ambient Farm Stroll” outdoor land-arts happening at Warren Wilson College in conjunction with our project “DEER FREAKS…and decoys”and exhibition of the same name at BMCM+AC responding to The Farm at Black Mountain College.
When asked by the WWC farm manager to not cancel post-Helene, we pivoted our efforts with the help of many friends and neighbors to create an event that included 45+ land-art installations by students and community members across 5 acres of farm and garden, music and “odd dancing” in Bryson Gym, a cider pressing, and hog roast.
This was the first time since the storm that many folks had seen each other, and traveled from across the region to be together. We, of Swannatopia, remain in awe of the power of gathering this day brought. This video beautifully captures our curious, playful, and kind community coming together through art, music, dance, and sculpture woven into the fabric of the landscape–song in a garden, bells in the wind, shiny pig fascinators, decorated deer in a gymnasium, a puppet show live scored by an orchestra, flying kites on a muddy field, open doors, sown clover, ode to lemon balm, and a sunset surprise salamander procession.
Clover Starts Us Over, 2024 – ongoing
Kathryn Moore’s drawing 1 class
Warren Wilson College Art + Craft Department
Clover seed drawing in the lower pig pasture at WWC Farm
Sown on Nov 23 2024, aerial photograph taken by Liam Miller
Deer Head upcycled with razzle dazzle effects by Swannatopia- Survived storm on the top shelf of Mark’s house on North Ave. in Swannanoa, NC, bought previously at a yard sale on Edwards Ave and gifted to Swannatopia post storm for Deer Freaks, Marched in the deer parade, strutted in the fashion show, now back up on the shelf. Photo courtesy of Sean Dunlap
Program + Map design by Swannatopia,
Image credits: Polaroid lift of WWC field taken November 12, 2024 - WWC Film & Video
Aerial photograph of WWC field taken Oct 13, 1964 - USGS Earth Explorer
