Kilmer Shrines

This project consists of the construction and maintenance of shrines dedicated to a network of storm drains in Piscataway, New Jersey. These drains flow into the Raritan River and from there into the Atlantic Ocean. My process is one of paying consistent attention over time, of growth and accumulation through repeated visits.

There are six main shrines and several minor ones. I invite viewers to visit the shrines, either independently or on guided walking tours. I intend this pilgrimage to be an experience during which viewers are given the opportunity to try out an alternate way of understanding and engaging their immediate surroundings.

The tour focuses on the overlay of geography, ecology, history, and technology onto present day land use. In addition to the shrines and the waterways to which they are dedicated, the tour includes hidden remnants of university infrastructure, the former site of the Mason Gross sculpture department, and landmarks of Camp Kilmer, a military base during World War II and the Korean War.

For more information, please view the project website: www.kilmershrines.com.
To sign up for a tour, please email annepercoco@yahoo.com.