The Silurian: Archived in Stone

Reflections of the Silurian reefs paint the ancient limestone walls. Nearly 430 million years ago, Palmisano (Henry) Park in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago was the site of a once thriving underwater ecosystem. Over time, this site transformed into a limestone quarry (Stearns Quarry), and presently into a fishing pond and public nature park. The limestone walls provide a sedimentary canvas on which light, video and image is projected. Here, the gap between the prehistoric age to the present is the thinnest.