Unreal Estate with Landscapes Researcher and Urban Planner Klara Ingersoll, Begins February 22
Six Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sundays, February 22 - March 29, 2026
3:00 - 4:30 pm ET (NYC Time)
$160 Paid Patreon Members / $180 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
What does “home” mean beyond a physical place? This creative online workshop invites you to dig into your memories, imagination, and emotions to create your own “unreal estates”—deeply personal artistic projects that honor loss, longing, and the stories we tell about the places that shaped us. Throughout the course, we’ll explore how home lives within us as a collection of sensory memories, emotional touchstones, and powerful symbols, rather than simply a set of walls or an address.
Drawing inspiration from thinkers like Deborah Levy and her concept of “unreal estate,” as well as Gaston Bachelard’s poetic musings on space, Carl Jung’s ideas of symbolism, folklorist Kay Turner's exploration of altars as modes of communication with loved ones across time and space, and Agnès Varda’s use of memory as art, you’ll explore how we invent and reinvent our connection to home. We’ll look at how objects, fragments of memory, and everyday rituals become shrines to our history, forming the architecture of belonging.
Each week will combine guided storytelling and hands-on art-making. We’ll build creative “altars” out of treasured objects, cook recipes that evoke family histories, and map out rooms or landscapes from our imagination in writing, collage, or visual art. Activities include the creation of personal shrines, mapping emotional geographies, constructing poetic fragments from memories and interviews, and exploring how grief and hope intertwine in the places we keep close. There will be exercises in fragmented narrative, collage, and capturing sights, smells, and stories that hold meaning for you.
Students will leave with a tangible archive of writings, artworks, and objects—a creative toolkit and personal collection to use for reflection or as a springboard for future projects. Whether you wish to dive into nostalgic memories, make sense of change, or simply reimagine the idea of home, this workshop offers a welcoming space to do it alongside others on the same journey.
Klara Ingersoll is a cultural geographer exploring memory, infrastructure, and narrative in forgotten and overlooked spaces. With a Master’s in urban planning focused on cultural preservation and a background in community-engaged research and journalism, she interprets the cultural and emotional layers of systems like transportation networks, architecture, signage, and disused public infrastructure.
Six Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sundays, February 22 - March 29, 2026
3:00 - 4:30 pm ET (NYC Time)
$160 Paid Patreon Members / $180 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
What does “home” mean beyond a physical place? This creative online workshop invites you to dig into your memories, imagination, and emotions to create your own “unreal estates”—deeply personal artistic projects that honor loss, longing, and the stories we tell about the places that shaped us. Throughout the course, we’ll explore how home lives within us as a collection of sensory memories, emotional touchstones, and powerful symbols, rather than simply a set of walls or an address.
Drawing inspiration from thinkers like Deborah Levy and her concept of “unreal estate,” as well as Gaston Bachelard’s poetic musings on space, Carl Jung’s ideas of symbolism, folklorist Kay Turner's exploration of altars as modes of communication with loved ones across time and space, and Agnès Varda’s use of memory as art, you’ll explore how we invent and reinvent our connection to home. We’ll look at how objects, fragments of memory, and everyday rituals become shrines to our history, forming the architecture of belonging.
Each week will combine guided storytelling and hands-on art-making. We’ll build creative “altars” out of treasured objects, cook recipes that evoke family histories, and map out rooms or landscapes from our imagination in writing, collage, or visual art. Activities include the creation of personal shrines, mapping emotional geographies, constructing poetic fragments from memories and interviews, and exploring how grief and hope intertwine in the places we keep close. There will be exercises in fragmented narrative, collage, and capturing sights, smells, and stories that hold meaning for you.
Students will leave with a tangible archive of writings, artworks, and objects—a creative toolkit and personal collection to use for reflection or as a springboard for future projects. Whether you wish to dive into nostalgic memories, make sense of change, or simply reimagine the idea of home, this workshop offers a welcoming space to do it alongside others on the same journey.
Klara Ingersoll is a cultural geographer exploring memory, infrastructure, and narrative in forgotten and overlooked spaces. With a Master’s in urban planning focused on cultural preservation and a background in community-engaged research and journalism, she interprets the cultural and emotional layers of systems like transportation networks, architecture, signage, and disused public infrastructure.
Six Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sundays, February 22 - March 29, 2026
3:00 - 4:30 pm ET (NYC Time)
$160 Paid Patreon Members / $180 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
What does “home” mean beyond a physical place? This creative online workshop invites you to dig into your memories, imagination, and emotions to create your own “unreal estates”—deeply personal artistic projects that honor loss, longing, and the stories we tell about the places that shaped us. Throughout the course, we’ll explore how home lives within us as a collection of sensory memories, emotional touchstones, and powerful symbols, rather than simply a set of walls or an address.
Drawing inspiration from thinkers like Deborah Levy and her concept of “unreal estate,” as well as Gaston Bachelard’s poetic musings on space, Carl Jung’s ideas of symbolism, folklorist Kay Turner's exploration of altars as modes of communication with loved ones across time and space, and Agnès Varda’s use of memory as art, you’ll explore how we invent and reinvent our connection to home. We’ll look at how objects, fragments of memory, and everyday rituals become shrines to our history, forming the architecture of belonging.
Each week will combine guided storytelling and hands-on art-making. We’ll build creative “altars” out of treasured objects, cook recipes that evoke family histories, and map out rooms or landscapes from our imagination in writing, collage, or visual art. Activities include the creation of personal shrines, mapping emotional geographies, constructing poetic fragments from memories and interviews, and exploring how grief and hope intertwine in the places we keep close. There will be exercises in fragmented narrative, collage, and capturing sights, smells, and stories that hold meaning for you.
Students will leave with a tangible archive of writings, artworks, and objects—a creative toolkit and personal collection to use for reflection or as a springboard for future projects. Whether you wish to dive into nostalgic memories, make sense of change, or simply reimagine the idea of home, this workshop offers a welcoming space to do it alongside others on the same journey.
Klara Ingersoll is a cultural geographer exploring memory, infrastructure, and narrative in forgotten and overlooked spaces. With a Master’s in urban planning focused on cultural preservation and a background in community-engaged research and journalism, she interprets the cultural and emotional layers of systems like transportation networks, architecture, signage, and disused public infrastructure.