On April 22nd at 1pm at the Old Stone House (OSH), artist Dario Mohr lead a “Happy Planting Day” workshop planting seed paper greeting card messages to our ancestors. Mohr and Cody Umans erected a new monument outside OSH, “Ancestral Perennial,” to mark the plot of land where the Happy Planting Day ceremony happened. The ceremony invited participants from previous workshops to plant greeting cards they wrote to their ancestors. Participants were also invited to create new greeting cards, which they planted while learning about the artists’ work.
From constructed drawings, Cody built an altar for Dario Mohr’s, Temple of Acacia solo show at the Old Stone House. This altar is being repurposed to serve as the windows and walls of the “Ancestral Perennial” monument that will distinguish the spiritual space where the seeds of our beloveds can grow. The details of the installation are Inspired by Dario’s travels in Ghana. They Include Adinkra symbols inspired by the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana as well as Cody’s unique puzzle piece construction method that he employs for much of his work.
The monument is: 80”H X 36”W X 4” L
Kraig Blue (left) and Dario Mohr (right) activated the planting ceremony with a ritual of drumming inspired by the artwork’s inspiration from Ghana.
