Inheritance
Whitney Webb
Location
3:00 3215', Plaza
3:00 3215', Plaza · open full map →
Directions
1.30 mi · 28 min walk · 10 min bike
From
6:00 & H
No fix yet — showing from home
- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Cut across the open playa to 3:00 & Esplanade — keep the Man on your left · 0.67 mi
- 3Take 3:00 away from the Man to B · 720 ft
- ●Arrive: Inheritance · 3:00 & B
1.14 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About
Inheritance is a solitary Appalachian pie safe cabinet standing in the desert. Traditionally used to store food behind ventilated tin panels, the cabinet is reimagined here as a keeper of quieter knowledge. Inside are jars of herbs, persimmon seeds used for winter prediction, handwritten remedies, and other fragments of Appalachian domestic life. When the doors open, the back of the cabinet reveals a glass mountain sunset, transporting participants unexpectedly from the playa into the Appalachian landscape. The work reflects a tradition where practical knowledge of land, weather, and healing was carried quietly by women and passed through generations as lived inheritance. Visitors are invited to open the cabinet and discover what remains.
- From
- Asheville, NC & Townsend, TN
- Category
- Open Playa
- Program
- Self-Funded