We brought our huge bucket of found objects to the EOC today, where Ms. Williams sat down with us to talk about them. She knew almost what every object was, even the rusty metal ones, and was able to share some incredible memories about her time in New Orleans. Click here to check out the [...]
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Central City 5: Video – Jeffrey Cook + The E.O.C.
Posted in Central City, tagged Ashe, EOC, jeffrey cook on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally got my videos off my camera, so here’s a clip. The first half is Jeffrey Cook talking about his role in our project. We happened upon a friend of his who was in the midst of renovating a huge space in Central City. The second half was from our class meeting today. Barnes [...]
Central City 4: Story Circles and the EOC
Posted in Central City, tagged Central City, jeffrey cook, the eoc on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Friday, we met at the Equal Opportunities Center in Central City, basically a day-care for the elderly. Our goal here was to open up to the patrons, engage in dialogue, and start a story circle. After settling down on some couches near the reception area, we waited, hoping at least one or two would [...]
Central City 3: What we Found
Posted in Central City, tagged Ashe, EOC, jeffrey cook, lost objects on March 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finally got to join the Central City team as we headed out to collect found objects. I took a ton of pictures and a couple of videos, but am having technical difficulties getting the videos from camera to computer. Because images often speak louder than words, I’ve decided to put together a slideshow from [...]
Central City 2: Finding Lost Objects
Posted in Central City, tagged Central City, jeffrey cook, lost objects, the eoc on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Led by local artist Jeffrey Cook, our team finally headed out into Central City. The main goal was to become familiar with the area, and also to find lost objects. The greatest find was an old wood stove (I’ll post a picture later!), but we have a ton of great objects. After meeting this morning, [...]
Central City 1: Finding Lost Objects
Posted in Central City, tagged Ashe, Central City, EOC, jeffrey cook, lost objects on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Led by local artist Jeffrey Cook, our team finally headed out into Central City. The main goal was to become familiar with the area, and also to find lost objects. The greatest find was an old wood stove (I’ll post a picture later!), but we have a ton of great objects. After meeting this morning, [...]
