:: seven hills errant pioneers association (sherpa)::

documentation CUBE2 :: 5.19 - 6.4

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Beneath the footprints of pedestrians, the rumble of trolleys and the bustle of daily traffic that permeates the urban texture of our fair city lies a parallel mythic landscape, nearly invisible and almost entirely forgotten. Like Rome, we are told that Providence is founded upon seven hills. But do these seven summits even exist? Come see the exhibit documenting the remarkable Seven Hills Errant Pioneers Association, a hitherto unknown group of explorers who files have been recently discovered in the Capital City's Municipal Repository. The exhibit will include a topographical map of the Seven Hills, photographs of SHErPA's expeditions, diary entries and field notes, and other archival material.

about the team members

Martha Kuhlman, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Bryant University. An aspiring Situationist, Professor Kuhlman has taught a course entitled Modernity and the City, and has had a showing of her photographic work at AS220. She has resided in Providence since the summer of 2001.

Alexander Moffet, adventurer and and doctoral candidate in English and American Literature, Northeastern University.

Sarah Zurier, Providence native and historian at the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission. She presented "Dark Trail with Ice Cream" at Provflux 2004.

Jonathan Bell has wondered and wandered about the Seven Hills since moving here in 2000. Jonathan works at William Kite Architects in Providence, and is an adjunct faculty member at Roger Williams University's School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation.