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The Portal of Collective Imagination

Kim Carson

The Portal of Collective Imagination

Location

7:00 1400', Open Playa

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7:00 1400', Open Playa · open full map →

Directions

0.77 mi · 17 min walk · 6 min bike

From

6:00 & H

No fix yet — showing from home

  1. 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
  2. 2Head across the open playa to The Portal of Collective Imagination, with the Man on your right (bearing 17°) · 0.28 mi
  3. ●Arrive: The Portal of Collective Imagination · 7:00, open playa
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0.75 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →

About

The Portal of Collective Imagination is a 20-foot circular arch constructed from recycled aluminum, bamboo, and mycelium-based panels. By day, it appears as a luminous geometric halo rising from the playa — open, inviting, and quietly monumental. By night, it becomes a responsive environment: light ripples across the structure, projections bloom within its interior, and subtle soundscapes shift with human presence.

From
San Francisco, CA, United States
Category
Open Playa
Program
Honorarium

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