Atlant(is) Project Statement

A project about liminal spaces and remnants by Hudson Gardner

Occurring from spring to late summer 2025, Atlant(is) is a process-based project of interpretation

Part I

Field survey and inventory of sage grouse during courtship ritual. April 14-28. Southeastern Oregon High Desert.

The project involves movement, silence, observation, and communing with open spaces

Listen to or read the first episode: https://www.walkaround.run/p/atlantis

“The creative process has a feminine quality, and the creative work arises from unconscious depths—we might truly say from the realm of the Mothers. Whenever the creative force predominates, life is ruled and shaped by the unconscious rather than by the conscious will.”

- Jung, The Spirit in Man, Art, and Literature

“Those who cannot fully grieve also cannot truly praise”

- Martín Prechtel, at the Minnesota Men’s Conference

Themes

The collective unconscious

Remnants

Liminal spaces

Gratitude, as a dimension of, or remedy for, Grief

Death, as a dimension of, or remedy for, Birth

Movement

At the moment, my work and interest are focused on a remnant camas prairie in Northwest Washington that I have been visiting daily, as well as sage grouse courtship monitoring that will be occurring in mid April, in southern Oregon (locations are hidden to protect the grouse)

If you are inspired by these ideas, I am looking for people to collaborate with on the following—

Interpretive movement practice

Interviews for my podcast & newsletter

Letter exchanges

Illustration and painting

Music, sound sculptures, and audio

Video collaborations

If any of these strike your fancy, contact me: [email protected]

First Posted – 2025.03.28

Updated – 2025.04.12