South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie, Fonografia Collective, 2018
Photo: Bear Guerra
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie exhibition opening.
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie, installation view.
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie, installation view.
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie exhibition opening.
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie exhibition opening.
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie exhibition opening.
Photo: Gina Clyne
Bob Ramírez and audience at the Bowtie Tour
Photo: Gina Clyne
Bear Guerra and Bob Ramírez at the Bowtie Tour
Photo: Gina Clyne
Ruxandra Guidi and Christopher Hawthorne at the Open Space panel
Photo: Gina Clyne
Designing Open Space panel
Photo: Gina Clyne
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie
Fonografia Collective
Exhibition: September 13, 2018 – November 4, 2018
Podcast: Available on Soundcloud
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie is a multi-platform storytelling project by Fonografia Collective, produced by Clockshop.
Once one of Southern California’s most important rail yards, the Bowtie is now an open site overlooking a lush stretch of the Glendale Narrows, where plants sprout up from building remains, and migratory birds glide gently across the nearby river’s surface. California State Parks purchased this plot of land in 2003, and Clockshop has been producing programming at the site since 2014. But outside of these official uses, the Bowtie has a life, and a dedicated following, of its own.
In partnership with Oxy Arts, major themes from this project will be woven into Occidental College’s CORE Program for incoming freshmen, complementing the South of Fletcher photo exhibition.
Our biweekly South of Fletcher podcast launches September 10.
Download the press release here.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Ruxundra Guidi and Bear Guerra of Fonografia Collective have been working at the Bowtie for the past year, talking to people who frequent the site, and learning more about its historic, present day, and potential uses. Through their research, they’ve uncovered that some of Los Angeles’s biggest issues—the housing crisis, lack of open space, effects of climate change, and forces of urban development—come to a head at this unique piece of land next to the Los Angeles River. South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie will present their findings through a podcast series, three public discussions, and a photography exhibition.
In partnership with Oxy Arts, major themes from this project will be woven into Occidental College’s CORE Program for incoming freshmen, complementing the South of Fletcher photo exhibition that will take place at Occidental’s Weingart Gallery September 13 – November 4.
SUPPORT
This project was made possible with support from: California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Wilhelm Family Foundation; the Philip & Muriel Berman Foundation; and several private donors.