In this episode of Unfrozen, hosts Greg Lindsay and Daniel Safarik engage with artist Ellen Harvey about her ongoing project, "The Disappointed Tourist." The project invites the public to submit names of details of places they miss that no longer exist, exploring themes of nostalgia, memory, and emotional connection to lost spaces. Harvey discusses the various categories of submissions, the emotional weight of memory, and the audience's engagement with her work. The conversation also touches on the role of community in shaping spaces, the impact of AI on art, and the importance of envisioning a better future through creative expression.
Show Notes
Intro: “Ruins,” by Pink Frost
Outro: “Disappointed,” by Morrissey
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Discussed:
- The Disappointed Tourist – site and project
- Atlantis
- Berlin Nightclub, Chicago, closed 2023
- Birmingham Central Library – J.H. Chamberlain, Birmingham, UK, b. 1882, d. 1974
- Birmingham Central Library – John Madin, Birmingham, UK, b. 1974, d. 2015
- Black Wall Street – Tulsa, d. 1921
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour – Konstantin Thon, Moscow, b. 1883, d. 1931
- CBGB & OMFUG – New York, b. 1973, d. 2006
- Colossus of Rhodes, d. 226
- Commuter Carpet by Ellen Harvey – Francisco CTA Station, Chicago, b. 2007, d. 2025
- Great Synagogue – Warsaw, b. 1878, d. 1943
- Kim’s Video – New York, c. 2014
- Mormon Temple – Nauvoo, IL, b. 1843, d. 1848
- Other Music, New York, b. 1995, d. 2016
- Penn Station – McKim, Mead & White, New York, b. 1910, d. 1963
- Riverview – Chicago, b. 1904, d. 1967
- Robin Hood Gardens – Alison & Peter Smithson, b. 1972, d. 2017
- Tower Records – New York, b. 1983, d. 2006
- Ukraine
- World Trade Center – New York, b. 1973, d. 2001
- The World Before Plastic, d. 1907
- The Montreal Forum, b. 1924, r. 1998
- Temple B’Nai Jehuda, Clarence Kivett and Ralph Myers, Kansas City, b. 1967, d. 2003
