Michael Heislmair / Group XXXVII, Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

JAYWALK

3/14/14 to 3/16/14

Mackey Apartments and Garages 1137 S. Cochran Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019

Architect Michael Hieslmair traveled all around the region in search of nodes of mobility and migration. From hotels to bus stations to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Hieslmair used such locations as case studies for the ways in which L.A., and every city, is part of a network shaped by transnational connections and specific zones that modulate the exchanges between it and the rest of the world. Hieslmair presented both an installation and a three-part workshop at the Mackey Garages in collaboration with L.A.-based urban planner James Rojas and urbanist Kyong Park. The Push and Pull! workshops (February 17, March 9, and March 13) were open to the public and invited participants to contribute stories about their mobility and migration experiences. His installation covered the courtyard and driveway of the Mackey site to create a map of the Los Angeles Basin, highlighting three specific movement patterns the architect observed.