In collaboration with architect, Katilin Drisko of Drisko Studios in Santa Moncia (http://www.driskostudio.net/) I will be presenting photographs from my Walking LA research and illustrations designed by Kaitlin that document my walk through mapping and 3-D software. We will present at the monthly Pecha Kucha event (http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/los-angeles) on Friday, September 5th starting at 8.20pm at Royal T (http://www.royal-t.org/) in Santa Monica. There will be many other presentations by artists, architects, designers and more. The format is 20 slides, 20 seconds each. So it is kept short, sweet and intriguing. And there is free beer!

Come out and tell your Angeleno friends and family!

On Thursday, August 14th I will be co-leading" WALK WITH US!": a walking tour that will survey the many splendid points of architectural and cultural gems that you can find along Seventh Street and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the gallery space HABEAS INDEX. The tour is led by James Rojas (LA Latino Urban Forum and urban planner for the Metro; Linda Pollack, artist and activist; and myself. We will each discuss our favorite spots along 7th Avenue and end with a visit to several exhibitions, including the LA Art Girls Art Fair Biennale Los Angeles at Phantom Galleries LA, and conclude at the Artwalk's center, the Bert Green Fine Art, on Fifth and Main Street.

For more info: http://habeasindex.org/

I recently had the honor to be an assistant for the Los Angeles Urban Rangers on their "Malibu Safari". This part tour, part intervention, part performance introduces local Angelenos to the public/private land use rules on the Malibu beaches. Check the Rangers site for more information at: http://www.laurbanrangers.org

I am thrilled to be part of the article on site-specific performance in the LA Times. The story is written by Sara Wolf. Check it out at:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-sitespecific22-2008jun22,0,6436533.story
Excerpt:

"I was looking for intimacy in a city that doesn't invite that, so the walking allowed me to literally get in touch with L.A., to feel it beneath my feet."

The multidisciplinary choreographer soon discovered that she was attracted to empty storefronts, deserted movie theaters and blank billboards -- all sources of respite from the sensory overload she had been experiencing. "I was so happy they were there. When you're walking, you slow down and don't see them as 'urban decay.' As an artist, I saw them as spaces of imagination as well as spaces of rest." She began photographing these "breathing rooms" and documenting their locations. To date, she has archived more than 300 shots.

On July 27th and August 3rd, I will be assisting the Los Angeles Urban Rangers (a collective of progressive female artists, designers and activists) for tours of Malibu Beaches and the choreography of public and private land laws. See more at: www.laurbanrangers.org
Hope to see you there!

See: http://emerginggeographies.googlepages.com/
for more information

These photographs of "empty" spaces in Los Angeles serve as the backdrop for my Walking LA performance. See the current project blog (top left) to see how they were integrated with the performers at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego

Thanks to the design and technical intelligence of Elle Lepoutre and Frank Hermes, this new splash page will take you to either my new blog: walkingLA.com or my archival site: sarawookey.com

Thank you for visiting!

Sara