Set in Stone is a virtual archive of living monuments captured through 3D scanning technology and photographically documented, building a library for future sculptures and laying the foundation for a virtual landscape of monuments accessible online through video and Virtual Reality formats. This intervention of San Francisco’s monument collection draws on Drag, nightlife, dance, performance, and other hubs of queer community, centering the cultural legacy of San Francisco as a home for the LGBTQIA+ community and the building of queer institutional memory across generations.

Monuments are often made as a reflection of a bygone past through the interpretation of an artist. Set in Stone builds a pathway for community members to represent themselves and uplift the importance of Queer and Transgender history from the lived perspective.

Set in Stone and the associated public program are presented with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission as part of the Shaping Legacy initiative: a multi-year equity-focused commitment to critically examine the monuments and memorials in San Francisco’s Civic Art Collection.