2023

stainless steel

Approx. 35' W x 11' H

Oakland, CA

A map-based artwork that features the many thoroughfares that run through Oakland. The artwork's concept is centered around how paths and neighborhoods can become deeply familiar and spatially tied to our memories. It touches on what it means to be local, to know your surroundings, to feel truly at home in a place, and to be able to navigate around that area by one's own internal compass.

Reminiscent of directions drawn out by hand, the artwork depicts an approximate map of Oakland, with Four12 as the hub, from which lines akin to longitude and latitude radiate outward. This site was present in Oakland's original city layout. It has endured over the years as "The Town" has expanded and evolved to have many unique areas and neighborhoods: a deeply rooted characteristic of what makes the larger whole what we love.

An original artwork by Shawn HibmaCronan in partnership with Local Language.

Commissioned by Grub Properties in accordance with Oakland Municipal Code 15.78: Public Art for Private Development