Says Halprin Hopper, “It’s a beautiful full circle, connecting to Levi’s Plaza and my grandfather through this installation. We shared cherished moments together, often visiting Levi’s Plaza where I’d play in the fountain, mirroring his vision of people engaging with the space. Inspired by the High Sierras, his design echoes our hikes and the rock cairns he taught me to create, guiding us home. The stepping stones of the fountain now feel like a path leading back to those memories.”

Passages is a creative inquiry, interconnecting visual art, sound, ritual space making and performative elements. Each aspect is intended to encourage visitors to move through physical and conceptual ‘passages’, exploring their own relationship with identity, heritage, and the transformative power of art. By integrating the natural elements of water and stone, symbolic of fluidity and permanence, the installation reflects the dynamic dialogue between evolving artistic practices, steadfast historical influences, the influence of natural processes, our own myth-making rituals and the inevitability of the life-cycle. 

As viewers navigate Passages, they are invited into a shared space of exploration and introspection—a journey through the layers of artistic lineage and self-discovery, urged to consider their responses to their heritage and that which shapes and reshapes their understanding of identity and creativity.