[photo credit: Armory Center for the Arts]
“Here Lay A Home is a collective of cultural workers observing the making and unmaking of home through its material and sonic impressions on Altadena,” the group states. “Together, the group composes an ephemeral home for memory objects, loss, and transformation, and the community outcry that wills a place to exist beyond its realized disaster.”
The exhibition invites residents to participate in rebuilding their sense of place through casts of salvaged objects, personal archive sessions, community roundtables, and collaborative performances.
The collective is stewarded by Kennedy Arnette, Cienna Benn, Kikesa Kimbwala DeRobles, Mia Glionna, Parker Graffham, Phillip Harper, David Hines, Allison McAdoo, Kiara Walls, and Lauren Williams.
“As Altadena resists erasure by environmental crisis, gentrification, and displaced histories, ‘Here Lay A Home’s’ namesake exhibition recognizes the nature of impermanence and the work of preserving home when the structure is no longer standing,” organizers note.
The Armory received a $25,000 Disaster Relief Grant from California American Water to support creative response efforts.
“Our team knows firsthand the devastation that was caused by the Eaton Fire,” California American Water stated.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger surveyed the aftermath, saying, “It looks like a war zone. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Collective in Residence: “Here Lay A Home” will run Monday, Aug. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28 during gallery hours: Fridays 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., in Pasadena. For more call (626) 792-5101 or visit https://www.armoryarts.org/exhibitions/2025/here-lay-a-home. Tickets: Free admission.
