daniela's game
sculpture scavenger hunt
feb 2023
game starts: wednesday, feb 15, 2023 (midnight)
game ends: feb 20, 2023
Theme
dark horse
/ˌdärk ˈhôrs/
noun
a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a dark-horse candidate"
A dark horse is always a far more interesting bet.
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Three (or more) sculptures are hidden around Los Angeles County.
They include:
Standing Voodoo Dolls of Myself
Brutalist Forms
A Dark Horse
They are my take on old Slovonian Licitars from my childhood.
Although, technically they are edible -- I don't recommend it.
Historically they're meant to be decorative keepsakes.
Hurry before they get broken… or eaten.
finders keepers
(i.e. if you find one, you get to keep it. )
game starts: wednesday, feb 15, 2023 (midnight)
(eve of the 14th/early morn of the 15th)
game ends: feb 20, 2023
Clues Below Ground Rules
Ground Rules
- It's a cookie inside of a container. Please don't take anything else.
- Please be respectful of your surroundings. Most places/homes/businesses have no idea that I’ve hidden a sculpture near them. So please help keep me out of trouble.
- If you happen upon a business or establishment near a hiding spot, please buy something and support local neighborhood small businesses.
- The sculptures are scattered around Los Angeles County to keep any one person from getting too many.
- Each sculpture will be housed in a larger, non-transparent waterproof container, so please don't go rifling through trash. However, do be careful when opening the containers that you don’t inadvertently crack the cookie.
- For those sculptures that are proving difficult to find, I'll provide additional clues/hints approx every 24 hours.
- I will remove all unfound sculptures on Feb 20, 2023.
- If you find one, post a pic to Instagram and tag me @danielasobermanstudio
- Play nicely. :)
CLUES
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1 A pioneering institution which gave John Baldassari one of his first shows. Publicly Accessible. DO NOT break into a building or jump a fence. xtra clue: in the lbc Missing (unconfirmed find.) Answer: Long Beach Museum of ARt 2 A dark horse which started in a Lincoln Heights strip mall and is now a benchmark of the Los Angeles art world. Publicly Accessible. DO NOT. break into a building. FOUND Answer: Alley way near Night Gallery 3 One of my favorite places to kill zombies in downtown Los Angeles. Publicly Accessible. DO NOT JUMP THE GATE/FENCE. Missing (unconfirmed find) Answer: 2 Bit Circus 4 A “white” park close to the river. In a neighborhood that houses at least 3 risk-taking galleries. Publicly Accessible, for the most part. extra clue: albion Missing (unconfirmed find) Answer: Albion Riverside Park (Near Gallery SADE, Wonzimer, and Last Gallery) 5 *Near 34.063015975018615, -118.36313878134905. Publicly Accessible. DO NOT jump a fence or break into a building. There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. ~ Nietzsche FOUND Path way near Praz Delavallade 6 He built the first temple. She built a contemporary art salon in LA. Answer: the studio of Nellie King Solomon 7 In both places you would peruse color, images, and objects. In LA sometimes I’m carpeted and often spackled. But in Portland, I’m a self contained city with a myriad more spines and shelving. Answer: Lauren Powell Projects |
Daniela's Notes about Scavenger Hunt 2023
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Anticipated Questions
1. Are they edible? NO! DON'T EAT THEM! Although they are made of cookies and icing [some contain NON-edible mirrors] The cookies are allowed to go stale to add strength to the forms and are therefore very [EXTREMELY] hard.
2. Are they all the same? NO! Some sculptures are fully formed in one piece, others are interlocking.
3. How big are they? Most are on the smaller side. Each one is unique and they are all different sizes. Some are small (4.5inches x 4.5inches x 4.5 inches) and some are larger (18 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 8 inches deep)
4. How long will they last? Old Yugoslav licitars last for years, if not forever.
5. Are they preserved in anyway? There is a sugar coating of icing that helps preserve the cookie, however there are no artificial preservatives added to the cookie.
6. Are they signed? Yes.
7. What do I do once I find one? First, celebrate! Then, if you feel like uploading a photo to instagram, please tag me @danielasobermanstudio. Additionally, feel free to email me a photo so I can see that it's been found ([email protected]).
8. How do I take care of them? Handle them gingerly. The icing can chip off and the edible ink can smudge, so it's best to handle/touch them with clean hands on the main sections of each body. Keep them inside and out of direct sunlight, don't get them wet.
9. Are they worth anything? It's possible. :)
- I'm realizing that I'm a shit baker. The sculptures will be fun, but far from perfect. #nailedit
- There is (1) dark horse
- There are (2) Voodoo dolls of myself
- There are (4) brutalist forms
- One has (4) pieces and says "jebi si / volim te" in Serbo-Croatian which translates to "Go fuck yourself / I love you"
- One has (2) pieces and says "Zasto moram da ti volim. --zato" in Serbo-Croatian which translates to "why do I have to love you. Because.
- One looks like a stacked city. it's in two pieces. This is the one I'm most worried about. If you come upon it, and it's broken, it can be "glued" back together with royal icing.
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Anticipated Questions
1. Are they edible? NO! DON'T EAT THEM! Although they are made of cookies and icing [some contain NON-edible mirrors] The cookies are allowed to go stale to add strength to the forms and are therefore very [EXTREMELY] hard.
2. Are they all the same? NO! Some sculptures are fully formed in one piece, others are interlocking.
3. How big are they? Most are on the smaller side. Each one is unique and they are all different sizes. Some are small (4.5inches x 4.5inches x 4.5 inches) and some are larger (18 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 8 inches deep)
4. How long will they last? Old Yugoslav licitars last for years, if not forever.
5. Are they preserved in anyway? There is a sugar coating of icing that helps preserve the cookie, however there are no artificial preservatives added to the cookie.
6. Are they signed? Yes.
7. What do I do once I find one? First, celebrate! Then, if you feel like uploading a photo to instagram, please tag me @danielasobermanstudio. Additionally, feel free to email me a photo so I can see that it's been found ([email protected]).
8. How do I take care of them? Handle them gingerly. The icing can chip off and the edible ink can smudge, so it's best to handle/touch them with clean hands on the main sections of each body. Keep them inside and out of direct sunlight, don't get them wet.
9. Are they worth anything? It's possible. :)
