For two years I rented a room at a house on Fifth Avenue in Ann Arbor that came to be known the “Bluish Barn”. What started as a series of semi-public movie screenings turned into an ongoing experiment in collaborative living exploring the boundaries between public/private space as we hosted traveling artists, thesis presentations, improvisational theater, performances by local musicians, craft nights, bike races, and more. In my opinion, the experiment reached some sort of apogee when a blogger who was unkown to myself and my housemates, in one of many online debates about renting versus owning in Ann Arbor, cited the Bluish Barn as an example of renters doing something good for the community. Shortly after that, I moved to another house nearby to begin the experiment anew.
with:
Mikey Barringer (roommate)
Michelle Winkfield (roommate)
Eric Adams (roommate)
Christina DeAngelo (roommate)
the tenants of 716 (neighbors)
Bluish Barn
collaborators Mikey Barringer, Michelle Winkfield, Eric Adams, Andrea Steves, 716-ers