Got The Power: Minnesota
Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park, one hour outside of the Twin cities at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95, in Shafer Minnesota in Franconia township.

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park, one hour outside of the Twin cities at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95, in Shafer Minnesota in Franconia township.

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Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.1

The Minnesota Mixtape was created by collecting song titles from visitors to Franconia Sculpture Park and people I encountered in my travels around the Twin cities area. Each participant was allowed to submit at least one song title. I have included the first name and town of residence of each participant, along with their song title. I also collected recordings of people recalling a memory from their life that relates to Minnesota. These stories are interspersed between the songs. The Minnesota Mixtape serves as a portrait of the Twin cities and the surrounding area, through audio recordings, both the songs people listen to and their actual voices describing significant moments in their lives. Unfortunately they were about 6 songs I was not able to locate, however the other 75 are the direct result of local community’s input.

Name,              Town,            Song,              Artist

ROLLER DERBY

1. Amanda, St. Croix Falls, Hot n’ Fun, N.E.R.D. ft. Nelly Furtado

2. Amelia, Minneapolis, Lovely Day, Bill Withers

3. Chelsea, Andover, Torn, Natalie Imbruglia

4. Cordell, Minneapolis, Fight The Power, Public Enemy

5. Lillie, Maplewood, I’mma Be, The Black eyed Peas

6. Woody, Shafer, Everything Under The Sun, DJ ESP

CAMPING

7. Carly, Edmonton, Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

8. Tom, Franconia, Take 5, Dave Brubek

9. Evelyn, Hopkins, Baby Bumblebee, Camp song/kids song

10. John, Hopkins, All Along The Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix

11. Mike, Chisago City, Dreams, The Allman Brothers

SNOWMAGEDDON 2010 

12. Anne, St. Croix, Animals, Neon Trees

13. Matt, St. Croix, Welcome to the Machine, Pink Floyd

14. Kira, Minneapolis, Little Boxes, Malvina Reynolds

WARTS

15. Morgan, Luck, Lollipop, Mika

16. Maia, Luck, Oh No, Marina and The Diamonds

17. Chitti, Minneapolis, Edge Of Glory, Lady Gaga

18. Amy, St. Paul, Cult of Personality, Living Colour

AN EPIC BATTLE

19. Carissa, Franconia, Final Countdown, Europe

20. George, St. Paul, Send Me Your Money, Suicidal Tendencies

21. Sara, St. Paul, Queen Bitch, David Bowie

22. Jeff, Oakdale, Eye of The Tiger, Survivor

23. Andrew, Maplegrove, Looking Out My Back Door, CCR

24. Kevin, St. Cloud, Space Oddity, David Bowie

25. Phoenix, St. Cloud, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole

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Got The Power: Minnesota
Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

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Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.2

The Minnesota Mixtape was created by collecting song titles from visitors to Franconia Sculpture Park and people I encountered in my travels around the Twin cities area. Each participant was allowed to submit at least one song title. I have included the first name and town of residence of each participant, along with their song title. I also collected recordings of people recalling a memory from their life that relates to Minnesota. These stories are interspersed between the songs. The Minnesota Mixtape serves as a portrait of the Twin cities and the surrounding area, through audio recordings, both the songs people listen to and their actual voices describing significant moments in their lives. Unfortunately they were about 6 songs I was not able to locate, however the other 75 are the direct result of local community’s input.  

Name,          Town,             Song,              Artist
HAZELDON
26. Rosalie, Shafer, “Simple Gifts”, classic Shaker Song
27. Paul, Osceola, “Love Is The Law”, The Suburbs
28. Abigail, “If I was Your Girlfriend”, Prince
29. Craig, Shoreview, “Back In Black”, AC/DC
MOVING TO THE TWIN CITIES FROM DALLAS
30. Deb, Bloomington, “Genie in a Bottle”, Christina Aguelira
31. Lisa, Glenwood, “You Are My Sunshine”, Johnny Cash and Ray Charles
LOVE AT FIRST SITE; THE AIRPORT
32. Grozio, Glenwood, “Tangled Up In Blue”, Bob Dylan
33. Jack, Glenwood, “Y.M.C.A.”, The Village People
34. Mia, St. Paul, “Push It”, Salt N’ Peppa
35. Sunidh, Minneapolis, “Bust A Move”, Young M.C.
36. Summer, Woodbury, “The Cars That Go Boom”, L’Trimm
37  Dave, Minneapolis, “Animal”, Miike Snow
38. Pam, Stillwater, “I Can Only Imagine”, Mercy Me
39. Kale, Osceola, “Clint Eastwood”, Gorillaz
MARY POPPINS
40. Alex, St. Paul, “Zhong Nan Hai”, Carsick Cars
41. Josine, Minneapolis, “Shining Star”, Earth wind and Fire
42. Justyne, Shafer, “The Show”, Lenka
43. Liz, Shoreview, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, The Beatles
44. Paul, Lakeville, “The Joker”, Steve Miller Band 
45. Emily, Minneapolis, “Wannabe”, The Spice Girls
46. Nicole, Franconia, “All I Want to Do”, Sugarland
47. Leeann, Taylors Falls, “What’s Up”, Four Non Blondes
48. Lisa, Glenwood, “Imagine”, John Lennon

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Got The Power: Minnesota
Installed at the Franconia Sculpture Park. FSP/Jerome Foundation Fellowship

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at the Franconia Sculpture Park. FSP/Jerome Foundation Fellowship

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Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt. 3

The Minnesota Mixtape was created by collecting song titles from visitors to Franconia Sculpture Park and people I encountered in my travels around the Twin cities area. Each participant was allowed to submit at least one song title. I have included the first name and town of residence of each participant, along with their song title. I also collected recordings of people recalling a memory from their life that relates to Minnesota. These stories are interspersed between the songs. The Minnesota Mixtape serves as a portrait of the Twin cities and the surrounding area, through audio recordings, both the songs people listen to and their actual voices describing significant moments in their lives. Unfortunately they were about 6 songs I was not able to locate, however the other 75 are the direct result of local community’s input.


Name,          Town,             Song,              Artist
49. Mike, Minneapolis, “Freaks Come Out at Night”, Whodini
SNOWEY HALLOWEEN
50. Cindy, St. Paul, “Up On the Roof”, James Taylor
51. Kari, Minneapolis, “Only the Lonely”, Roy Orbison
52. Katie, Minneapolis, “Rhapsody In Blue”, George Gershwin
53. Nan, Hugo, “Pride and Joy”, Stevie Ray Vaughan
54. Leslie, Newport, “Rock Me Amadeus”, Falco
55. Pat, Egan, “Minute By Minute”, The Doobie Brothers
56. Lydia, Brooklyn Park, “In The Light”, DC Talk
57. Clara, Brooklyn Park, “Cinderella”, Steven Curtis Chapman
58. Dale, Anamosa, “Think: Freedom”, Aretha Franklin
59. Jen, Little Canada, “Amazing Grace”
60. Marcus, Little Canada, “Thriller”, Michael Jackson
ICE FISHING
61. Carolyn, Minneapolis, “Barton Hollows”, Civil Wars
62. Carol, Minneapolis, “Appalachian Spring”, Aaron Copland
63. Charlene, Minneapolis, “Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues”, Buddy Guy
WHEN I KNEW MY HUSBAND WAS MINE
64. Tasha, Franconia, “I’m Too Sexy”, Right Said Fred
65. Somu & Jaya, Roseville, “Ellam Inba Mayam”, classic Southern Indian Song
66. Karthik, Roseville, “Last Friday Night”, Katy Perry
67. Anonymous submission 1, found in boom box, “Alarm Clock Songs” mix
68. Anonymous submission 2, found in boom box, “Ingapirica, Pan Flute from the Andes”
69. Anonymous submission 3, found in boom box,
70. Clayton, St. Paul, “The Real Slim Shady”, Eminem
71. Sergio, Minneapolis, “Suspicious Minds”, Elvis Presley
72. Anonymous submission 4, found in boom box, “Let It Be, Ingapirica, Pan Flute from the Andes”
73. Hugo, Minneapolis, “Ballade Pour Adeline”, Richard Clayderman
74. Local Radio, heavy rotation, “Pumped Up Kicks”, Foster The People
THE BIRTH OF ELISE HARDY

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Got The Power: Minnesota
Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

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Got The Power: Minnesota
Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Minnesota. One Hour outside the Twin cities.

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Minnesota. One Hour outside the Twin cities.

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Special Thanks to the following people for their generous support which made Got The Power: Minnesota possible

  • Rise Wilson                                               Will Shepard
  • Hunter Piermont                                       Shera Selzer
  • Dawoud Bey                                              Guido Maus
  • Rob Selzer                                                Michael Roosevelt
  • Hank Willis Thomas                                  Heather Holt Villyard
  • Aquila Lynch                                             Alicia Smith
  • Robin Stewart                                           Martin Firrell
  • Jose Arias                                                 Lizzie Brock
  • Maya L. Thomas                                       Raquel DeAnda
  • Bonita Buford                                           Kai Haley
  • Jess Zimbabwe                                         Richard Newirth
  • Ottar Ormstad                                          Jennifer Donald
  • Takaaki Okada                                         Paul Smith
  • Cheryl Ward                                             Cindi Dunn
  • Eric Gottesman                                        Deirdre Visser
  • Ryan Alexiev                                            George Robbins
  • Casey Selzer                                            Lacy Austin
  • Hasan Elahi                                             Wilbert Wilder
  • Kerry Phillips                                           Abigail Christenson
  • Elsa Romero                                            Susan Jedrezjewski
  • Robert Wolf                                             Heather Hart
  • Piero Passacantando                                Michele Pred
  • Jim GoldBerg                                            Bob Callaway
  • Erica Young                                              Carlos Robinson
  • Tara Foster                                              Teresa Rivera
  • Alexandra Mavar                                      Molly Leutz
  • Jeffrey Sims                                              Shane Aslan Selzer
  • Bjorn Picard                                              Kamal Sinclair
  • Susan Clements                                       Jessica Ingram
  • Tracy Collins                                            Liz Walsh
  • Mary Powers                                            Jazzminh Moore
  • Taraneh Hemani                                      Alexa Dilworth
  • Petrushka Bazin                                       Nicholas Larsen
  • Sheila Pree Bright                                     Romain McLean
  • Albert J. Ignacio                                       Shaun Leonardo
  • Quia Querisma                                         Maya Escobar
  • Richard Smith                                          Lydia Mathews
  • Michael Premo                                         Vibeke Marnburg
  • Samantha Liapes                                     Clayton Mitchell
  • Brett Myers                                             Molly Surno
  • Yancey Strickler                                      Michael McGregor
  • Madge                                                    Miriam
  • Kateria Niambi                                       Liz Axtman
  • Perry Chen                                             Sara Cannon
  • Sylvia Johnson                                       Bridget Beck
  • Whitney MCN                                        Justin Kazmark
  • Tom and Gary                                       Alexandra Marvar
  • George Robbins                                     J. Luke Krill
  • Stephanie Grant                                    Raissa Simpson
  • Push Dance Company
  • Sady Sullivan                                        John Penn II
  • Jonathan Rickman                                Corey Knox
  • Robert Wolf                                          Simon Isenberg
  • Mary Powers                                         Sarah Inglis
  • Anne Kristoff                                        Jim smith
  • Sherri Wasserman                                 Mathew Shain
  • Catherine Provenzano                           Elie Charpentier
  • Josh Heller                                            Shell Mitchell
  • Jason Jagel                                            Anna Mahnke
  • Taro Hattori                                          Brandon Ross           
  • Carolina Ponce de Leon                        Kimberli Gant
  • Ida Woldmichael                                   Kerry Graul
  • Eric Damon Walters                              Owen Duckworth
  • Sonya Blesofsky                                    Elizabeth Traina
  • Michele Theberge                                 Paddy L
  • Kuni                                                     Heather Mallory                                   
  • JD Donald                                             Tim Schwartz                                             
  • Brian Jardine                                         Mike
  • Alexander Winter                                  Clarence Richard                                  
  • Razi Khamsi Wilson                               Olivia Scarlett                                           
  • Peter Ross                                             Suné Woods
  • Abel                                                                          

AND everyone who contributed a song title and memory!

Got The Power: Minnesota, on the gantry, in progress.
Franconia Sculpture Park, Sept. 2011

Got The Power: Minnesota, on the gantry, in progress.

Franconia Sculpture Park, Sept. 2011

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Got The Power: Minnesota in progress at the Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Mn. Welding the base and supports. Franconia Sculpture Park is a hour outside of the Twin Cities, at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95.

Got The Power: Minnesota in progress at the Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Mn. Welding the base and supports. Franconia Sculpture Park is a hour outside of the Twin Cities, at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95.

Got the Power: Bowery MixtapeCreated through contributions from The Festival of Ideas for the New City at the New Museum on the Bowery, NY, NY

Got the Power: Bowery Mixtape
Created through contributions from The Festival of Ideas for the New City at the New Museum on the Bowery, NY, NY

Got The Power: West Baltimore
Installed on North Avenue

Got The Power: West Baltimore

Installed on North Avenue

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Got The Power: West Baltimore Mixtape (History)

Residents of West Baltimore talk about the history of their neighborhood and the city.

Music by Reggie Ruckus

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