Friday, March 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Irwindale
On Friday, March 20, JOAN presents ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ at the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, as part of the public programs organized in conjunction with Roksana Pirouzmandโs multi-venue exhibition, everything was once something else (the land was the sea, the sea was the land), on view at JOAN and OXY ARTS. Los Angeles Against the Mountains is a three-mile walking tour of the Santa Fe Dam led by ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐๐ฟ๐๐บ, founder and general manager of @infrastructure.la. Along the trail, Baoengstrum will discuss how the forces of erosion bend space across Southern California through the violent beauty of the San Gabriel Mountains. The walk will include three different stops, where writers ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป, ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป, and ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ will read from their own work as well as from texts related to the exhibitionโs themes, including the Iranian diaspora, the erosion of landscape, and the connection between distant places through technology. We will meet at the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area (34.113278, -117.955820) at 1:00pm and begin walking at 1:30pm. Please bring comfortable walking shoes and sun protection. Light snacks and hydration will be provided.