October 3-7 | Starting at $500Yoshie Sakai on
Our Prime Property
Our Prime Property’s Agenda: “Artists usually apply, send, submit, ask, journey, archive, press, place, and insert their artwork into "locations". OPP is about artists placing their artwork in an ideal setting. It is dreaming. OPP gives artists the license to tell others where their ideal setting is for their artwork.”
Yoshie Sakai on Our Prime Property, 2016, Single-channel video, 04:25
http://www.ourprimeproperty.org
Founder: Diana-Sofia Estrada
I was asked by Our Prime Property to place my work in its ideal setting, so I decided to place my current body of work KOKO's Love, a hybrid East-Asian/Asian-American soap opera I created, into my model location for the series. Every KOKO’s Love video installation has and will have different manifestations dependent on the associated videos and the space. The melodramatic and highly addictive narrative genre of the soap opera fascinates me, not only for its outrageous characters and scenarios, but also for how it touches upon the most fundamental emotions and at times spews familiar life lessons and moral clichés that are highly accessible.
As I create more videos and installations for the KOKO’s Love series, real estate and the necessity of housing my work becomes of primary importance. So for Our Prime Property (OPP), I have made myself a real estate agent for OPP that has sought and procured a permanent home for KOKO’s Love so that I would never have to deinstall again. Because my passion is the quotidian, an actual house would be a perfect final resting place for my work. This location, 3718 St. Claude Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana is a real place with significance, as I will be exhibiting KOKO’s Love on the second floor, which is the exhibition space for the community visual and literary arts organization called Antenna. In reality I will be taking it all down after a month’s time, but my deep heartfelt thanks goes out to Our Prime Property for letting me live the dream.
Reconnect with your body and mind as you escape the noise of everyday life.
Day OneArrive & Meet
As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
Day TwoSet Intentions & Reflect
Together, we pause to consider our goals, hopes, and direction. This is about aligning with ourselves and with the journey ahead. This is a chance to reconnect with what brought you here—your questions, your hopes, your turning points—and consider how they’ve shifted or deepened.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
Day ThreeLook Forward & Wrap Up
We explore the possibilities beyond this moment, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. As we end our time together, we honor the experience, the growth, and the connections made along the way.
Check-In9:00 – 9:30am
Group Activity11:00am
Lunch Break12:30pm
Creative Workshop2:00pm
Dinner6:30pm
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Sign up and pay all required fees to reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 14 days before the retreat start to receive a 50% refund.
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After booking, we'll send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.
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We'd recommend booking your transportation to and from the event as soon as possible, to ensure you can arrive without any complications or delays.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.