Longview By Don Kennell A 35-foot tall polar bear made from car hoods, Longview was unveiled during the Santa Fe Institute's second annual Interplanetary Festival in the Railyard Park. The sculpture was built with support from Burning Man Project, and debuted in 2018 in Nevada's Black Rock City, with

The Choreography of Us By Eliseo Ortiz An outdoor game created by Eliso Ortiz, The Choreography of Us took place during Currents New Media 2019 Opening Weekend. Two participants were invited to fly drones simultaneously. The drones were tied together by a string. The first level of the game consisted in

Galactic Playground Sundial By Eduardo NavarroGalactic Playground was an interactive artwork in the form of a large sundial that visitors were encouraged to "play." Shadows cast from a conical form in the the center of the platform pointed to different directives written on the segmented slab depending on the time of

Art & Poetry Geocache By Miriam Sagan and Isabel Winson-Sagan Maternal Mitochondria, made up of mother-daughter duo Miriam Sagan and Isabal Winson-Sagan, created a site-specific installation of poetry and Suminagashi (paper marbling) in the Railyard Park. The exhibit consisted of a free workshop, during which participants learned the

Santa Fe Stands with Immigrants By Sylvia Johnson and Anne Staveley Santa Fe Stands with Immigrants was a photo mural installed along the outside wall of the park's restrooms and in the Children's Play Area. The project consisted of  portraits of community members showing support for Santa Fe's

Parallax By Mark Knutson Similar to the lines of a railroad track that fade into the horizon, Mark Knutson's sculpture formed a parallax that vertically disappeared in the blue skies above. The pieces came apart and fragmented, just like the changing grid lines that direct the path of

Scanners By Bill Dolson A video installation in the Railyard Park Rose Ramada, Scanners consisted of geometric animations that were programmed to project onto the surrounding vegetation after sunset each evening. Explained Dolson, "When projected onto a bush or tree, the line becomes a vertical plane of light scanning across

The FENCE Conceived and produced by Photoville A public photography project exhibited in major parks and downtowns across North America, the FENCE at the Railyard featured the work of over 50 photographers from New Mexico and around the world, bringing compelling visual stories into the public realm, and to

Dancing Earth A unique force in world dance, Dancing Earth gathers Native collaborators who embody intertribal ecological philosophies to re-envision contemporary dance and assert its role in our society as purposeful ritual. As indigenous dancers, composers, costumers, filmmakers, and poets, they honor dance's essential function in personal, social, and environmental transformation. In

smallstrangething By szalt Led choreographer Stephanie Zaletel, Los Angeles-based dance company szalt visited the Railyard Park in 2017 on their first tour, following stops in Seattle, New York and Italy.  Incorporating live acoustic sound, their site-specific corpse style dance performances were intended to engage the public in critical thought and conversations about