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Successful “Burial” of the Time Capsule!

one person on the left holding a camera up to take a photo of a person on the right holding a doll with a green hat. Both people are in the reception area of Grand Central Art Center.

a group of people gathered together in the reception area of Grand Central Art Center. Two of them are at a table with a doll wearing a green hat. The person on the left is holding a camera and looking down at it. The person to their right is leaning towards the camera also looking at its screen.

Grand Central Art Center held a time capsule â“burialâ” event and reception this past Saturday, July 12th, in association with artist Daniel Tucker’s GCAC artist in residence project Future Perfect: Time Capsules in Reagan Country.

two people are gathered at the table containing objects intended to go inside of the time capsule box. The person on the left is opening a ziplock plastic bag while the person on the right is talking to them.four people gathered at a table covered in objects intended to go inside of the black time capsule box. The person to the left is looking down as they out an object inside of a ziplock plastic bag. Another person is looking down filling out a form. Two people are off to the right talking to one another.

A close up photo of the table covered in objects intended to go inside of the black time capsule box. Each object is sealed in a ziplock plastic bag.

four people gathered around a table. One person is standing off to the side while the other three talk to each other.

Daniel was joined during the day by Los Angeles based filmmaker Emily Forman, who was there at the ceremony to help document the event and individual interviews, and GCAC Director John D. Spiak, who assisted with the “burial” of the capsule.

One person is being interviewed and recorded by artist Daniel Tucker. Another person is standing next to Daniel taking holding a camera and taking photos of the person he is interviewing.

Artist Daniel Tucker is behind a camera on a tripod pointing at and recording a person talking about their time capsule objects.

The artists overall project was inspired from a speech by former US President and then California State Governor, Ronald Reagan, as he was Addressing the Republican National Convention in 1976, encouraged individuals to look toward the future.

Two people are at the table covered with objects intended for the time capsule. The person on the left is holding a camera and taking photos of the person on the right who has put their object, a doll with a green hat, in a ziplock plastic bag

The ten year Santa Ana Time Capsule is a collaboration among the community, artist, GCAC and Santa Ana Public Library’s History Room, organized by Daniel and library archivist Manny Escamilla. Members of the community were encouraged to attend the event and contribute items to the time capsule they felt helps to answer the question â“What is Santa Ana like in 2014?â”

two people are at the table with the time capsule items. the person on the left is holding a camera and taking pictures of the person on the right placing the objects inside of the time capsule box.

three people are standing shoulder to shoulder behind the table with the time capsule box on top. The person in the middle has his arms around the shoulders of the two people on either of his sides. All three people are smiling.

In Daniel’s research, he discovered that many time capsules are buried, and then become forgotten. In an attempt to prevent this from happening, instead of an actual burial, it was decided that the capsule would be hoisted in a more publically visible space of the Grand Central Art Center where it will remain for the next ten years. The capsule is secured with three individual locks, with the artist, library and GCAC in possession of the keys to an individual lock. In the year 2024, all three keys will be brought back together, the capsule will be lowered, each of the three locks removed by their responsible individual, and the contents revealed at a public ceremony.

a close up photo of the time capsule box with the lid on.

We look forward to having you join us at GCAC in 2024 as we come together to celebrate the time capsule!

Daniel is in the process of editing a film documenting his research, process and travels during his GCAC artist-in-residence, as well as a publication with critical writing from multiple perspectives, so we will keep you posted as these develop.