The Portal of Collective Imagination
Kim Carson
Location
7:00 1400', Open Playa
7:00 1400', Open Playa · open full map →
Directions
0.77 mi · 17 min walk · 6 min bike
From
6:00 & H
No fix yet — showing from home
- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Head across the open playa to The Portal of Collective Imagination, with the Man on your right (bearing 17°) · 0.28 mi
- ●Arrive: The Portal of Collective Imagination · 7:00, open playa
0.75 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About
The Portal of Collective Imagination is a 20-foot circular arch constructed from recycled aluminum, bamboo, and mycelium-based panels. By day, it appears as a luminous geometric halo rising from the playa — open, inviting, and quietly monumental. By night, it becomes a responsive environment: light ripples across the structure, projections bloom within its interior, and subtle soundscapes shift with human presence.
- From
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Category
- Open Playa
- Program
- Honorarium