See Minnesota Winter Anew During the Great Northern Festival

Self-propelled travel can be meditation, sustenance, sport, artistic exploration, work, and human connection. But is there more to it than that? For the Great Northern Festival of 2021, Minneapolis-based architecture and art duo Dream the Combine have created an immersive series that will allow participants to explore winter through a fresh perspective—all by taking a walk.

Jennifer Newsom and partner Tom Carruthers’ past Dream the Combine projects examined how the body navigates public space through site-specific installations deploying imaginary environments and perceptual uncertainties to reframe how people see the world. “Our walks aim to provoke discovery and seeing our city, landscape, and each other in unexpected ways,” Newsom says.

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