FIREFLY TUNNELS
Sites of Passage began as a research proposal for Tavia La Follette's PhD in Leadership & Change at
Antioch University under the name Firefly Tunnels. The work revolved around Firefly Insight, which is the
process of exercising the phenomena of aesthetic meaning through experienced metaphor, rather than
modern day rhetoric. The Firefly Tunnel Project was an exchange between 36 artists in the U.S. and Egypt.
The work's final exposé was mounted at the Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art (Pittsburgh, Pa),
one of the only installation and performance art museums of its kind. Opening on September 11, 2011, as
part of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, the show ran for more than 6 months continuously. The Firefly Tunnels
exhibition included a live virtual gallery exchange, physical installations, a performance series schedule,
as well as curatorial tours and community programming / outreach.
The project has since matured into what is now known as Sites of Passage.
Clicking on the images below will take you to the artists' profiles from the foundation that was Firefly Tunnels.
To see more, visit our VISION page, or read about Tavia's full dissertation HERE.
Antioch University under the name Firefly Tunnels. The work revolved around Firefly Insight, which is the
process of exercising the phenomena of aesthetic meaning through experienced metaphor, rather than
modern day rhetoric. The Firefly Tunnel Project was an exchange between 36 artists in the U.S. and Egypt.
The work's final exposé was mounted at the Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art (Pittsburgh, Pa),
one of the only installation and performance art museums of its kind. Opening on September 11, 2011, as
part of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, the show ran for more than 6 months continuously. The Firefly Tunnels
exhibition included a live virtual gallery exchange, physical installations, a performance series schedule,
as well as curatorial tours and community programming / outreach.
The project has since matured into what is now known as Sites of Passage.
Clicking on the images below will take you to the artists' profiles from the foundation that was Firefly Tunnels.
To see more, visit our VISION page, or read about Tavia's full dissertation HERE.
EGYPT
Wafaa Samir - EGYPT
Mostafa Sleem - EGYPT
Amado Alfandi - EGYPT
Noha Redwan - EGYPT
Nouran Sherif - EGYPT
Manar Saleh - EGYPT
Hend Samir - EGYPT
Sarah Elsawy - EGYPT
Ossama Awad - EGYPT
Mariam Omar - EGYPT
Ramy Hashem Khalil - EGYPT
Asmaa Ezzat - EGYPT
Sarah Rifaat - EGYPT
Amira Hanafi - EGYPT
Doaa Shaarawy - EGYPT
Walied Kamel - EGYPT
Marwa Benhalim - EGYTP
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UNITED STATES
Tavia la Follette - USA
Larry Bogad - USA
Dawn Weleski - USA
C. Alexander - USA
Andrew Ellis Johnson - USA
Emily Laychak - USA
Mark Bellaire - USA
Mark Staley - USA
Jeffrey Carpenter - USA
Jill Larson - USA
Tami Dixon - USA
Anya Martin - USA
Staycee Pearl - USA
Stephanie Mayer - USA
Michelle Gregio - USA
Aaron Hollan - USA
Holly Thuma - USA
Susanne Slavick - USA
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