Holdfast Opens

1,152 steel cells. 230 colonies. You get 24 hours before anyone else.

The next Ruins open call has finally arrived.

It all started with three women noticing things. Read last week’s essay to get a clearer understanding of what Holdfast looks like, how it will work, and what your part can be.

If you are reading this, it’s likely that you have already worked as a Ruins artist so you know that these large group projects each have their own temper.

The Quilts were Americana craft. The Beehive was modern hierarchy. The Moss Project was tiny experimentation.

Holdfast is analog pixelation.

The inspiration was Rachel Davies’ photo, which she pixelated right there in front of the soon-to-be-famous rusty grate and we watched a project be born. The analog part is how we will take our time, use our hands, communicate about interpreting the colors and hopefully, bond over a common cause the way only a human can do.

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