Searching for Geomantrick
1998
At exactly 5:03 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 1998, Searching for Geomantrick began with a bicycle trek to Burnham Park, next to Lake Michigan. During this project, 60 hand-made wood light boxes (Geomantricks) containing 4x5 view camera colour transparencies were distributed to 20 Chicago City parks.
A note describing this gesture and inviting response accompanied each Geomantrick artwork. At project closure, 14 persons responded to the 60 deposits. The finders ranged from a Streetwise newspaper vendor to a Chicago (CPD) beat cop. In total, 135 miles of bike-riding occurred, two large blisters were had, and 224 ounces of bottled water consumed. A list of Chicago parks visited can be found after the presented images.
Searching for Geomantrick Announcement (Face and Back), Chicago, IL 1998
East Pilsen, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #6, Chicago, IL 1998
Wicker Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
List of Searching for Geomantrick Parks, Chicago, IL 1998
Grant Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
East Pilsen, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Finder’s Response, November 1, 1998
East Pilsen, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #4, Chicago, IL 1998
Map of Searching for Geomantrick Parks Chicago, IL 1998
East Pilsen, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Garfield Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #5, Chicago, IL 1998
Washington Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Marquette Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick Background Chicago, IL 1998
Chinatown Square, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #1, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick Project Chicago, IL 1998
Juarez Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Scrapper’s Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Tracking of Searching for Geomantrick, Chicago, IL 1998
Rogers Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Lincoln Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Finder’s Response, September 7, 1999
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #7, Chicago, IL 1998
Marquette Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Burnham Park, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Searching for Geomantrick, Riddle Print #2, Chicago, IL 1998
Finder’s Response, November 15, 1998
East Pilsen, Geomantrick drop-off, Chicago, IL 1998
Geomantrick’s Blessing Chicago, IL 1998
Chicago Parks included in Searching for Geomantrick: Bughouse Square, Burnham, Calumet, Chinatown Square, Columbus, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Marquette, Humbolt, Jackson, Juarez, Lincoln, Olive, Plymouth, Rogers, Scrapper's, Warren, Washington, and Wicker.