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CRANE
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The CRANE project transforms the shipyard’s iconic 450-foot gantry structure into a canvas for projected stories, images, and sound. October 9–19, the installation, with expansive projections and original sound, will be performed as part of the San Francisco Art Commission’s Shaping Legacy program which reimagines the city’s commercial crane landscape.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
The historic gantry crane at Hunters Point is hard to miss: built in 1947 to lift military equipment shortly after the end of WWII, it looms large as a lasting landmark of the now-defunct Hunters Point Shipyard. Enter CRANE, a large-scale public installation that will engage this historic piece of industrial equipment through light projections and live performance for two weekends in October. Scores composed by Evelyn Ficarra will layer the crane’s own noises, found sound from the historic shipyards, and oral histories of seniors from the predominantly African-American neighborhoods of Bayview and Hunters Point, encouraging us to reckon with the complex histories of our ever-evolving city and rethink the potential relationships between historic landmarks and the public.
Juhi Gupta
Contributing Writer
Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR) is an artist-founded nonprofit that supports and advocates for more than 300 artists with work studios at the Hunters Point Shipyard. STAR honors the Shipyard's historical ties to the Bayview Hunters Point community by providing creative opportunities through free community arts programs and free studio space for local artists in residence.
Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR) is an artist-founded nonprofit that supports and advocates for more than 300 artists with work studios at the Hunters Point Shipyard. STAR honors the Shipyard's historical ties to the Bayview Hunters Point community by providing creative opportunities through free community arts programs and free studio space for local artists in residence.