The Last Apothecary
The Last Apothecary
-The Last Apothecary-
by Shing Yin Khor and the Black Rock Civilian Defense Corps from Los Angeles, CA
Artist description from iBurn:
The Last Apothecary is an immersive, narrative haunted house. It is a narrative about an outer colony space apothecary obsessed with Old-Earth, and also about the persistence of ritual, the space immigrant diaspora, and the obsessive nature of archiving and collecting.
The Last Apothecary is meant to be stumbled upon in deep playa, a strange and imposing structure that evokes nervous curiosity. The interior is built to someone’s idea of an Old Earth apothecary, clutter and warm wood reminiscent of 14th century pharmacies and Chinese medicine shops. There is no masking the anachronism, though – there are infomercials for anti-gravity yoga, and promised cures for all sorts of space ailments. The room is filled with odd and wonderful artifacts, an amulet to heal small wounds, vials of a green powder from Europa for nausea. The counter too, is strewn with artifacts that weave between truth and hoax, asking the participant to stay a while, explore, and maybe share a remedy or two…
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