Gold Nugget
The desert has so many stories: traces of rushing water in the gouges of huge boulders, meteorites that can be found by dragging a magnet, 500 year old spit, petroglyphs, rusted beer cans, an empty shoe full of sand. They add to each other and stand as singular things. They are eternal and always ready to crumble and disappear. I wanted these golden nuggets to somehow weave into this Joshua Tree history, interrupt it or add to more looking and questioning of the landscape. I wanted them to suggest an eternity. There were several and some were perched above Andrea’s house, dropped like Easter eggs. I could spot them through the week they were displayed some catching the sunset light, others lost baking sentinels.
—Jim Drain (written for the HDTS 2017 archive exhibition)
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MAY 24, 2003 - MAY 25, 2003
“Welcome back to HDTS for another go round in the desert. Bigger and better is an understatement. HDTS has gone from a handful of artists to nearly a stadiumful. We’ve put together the following suggested itinerary to help you plan your time in the desert. Be sure to bring along plenty of water and sunscreen during your visit. Please be aware that the distances between sites can be fairly long.
Suggested HDTS 2 Itinerary:
Saturday morning: Show up at The Projects on Acoma in Yucca Valley to pick up a map and publication.
Saturday 10:00-6:00 view sites 1,2,3,4,5,6
8:00 pm. Drive along hwy 62 to see light pieces on site 5
8:00-10:00pm. Dinner at Palms
10:00pm. after party at Site 7*
Sunday 12:00-6:00 view site 1,2,3,4,5,6”
—From the HDTS 2 catalogue
