Atlas debuts latest art installation, Once Was Forest at Coordinates: ICE PAC from March 4-26th.
Once Was Forest represents the lost redwood trees of Sacramento—reconstructing their trunks and highlighting their loss. Redwoods, the most iconic and identifiable tree when thinking about California’s picturesque forests, was once a popular tree in Sacramento’s impressive tree canopy (when rain was more predictable). Today, redwoods are no longer suitable in our changing climate, due to their high-water needs and posed safety risks.
Coordinates: ICE PAC features installations from the Sacramento region’s most influential and celebrated artists. Situated in the former PACSAT satellite news broadcast headquarters, this immersive art experience features site-specific installations by over 30 artists who all had one month to transform their space. This special exhibition will be open to the public for a limited time before the building is demolished for new development on the land.