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I Love You Silo

I want to provide an accessible immersive meditation experience inside of an empty grain elevator.

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I Love You Silo

I Love You Silo

I Love You Silo

I Love You Silo

I Love You Silo

I want to provide an accessible immersive meditation experience inside of an empty grain elevator.

I want to provide an accessible immersive meditation experience inside of an empty grain elevator.

I want to provide an accessible immersive meditation experience inside of an empty grain elevator.

I want to provide an accessible immersive meditation experience inside of an empty grain elevator.

Jaime Schmidt
Jaime Schmidt
Jaime Schmidt
Jaime Schmidt
1 Campaign |
Buffalo, United States
$90 USD 3 backers
1% of $9,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Silo City Reading series presented by Just Buffalo has invited me to build an art installation inside of the Marine A Grain Silo for the 2016 Reading Series. Silo City marks one of the most iconic historic landmarks of Buffalo’s history. These giant structures provided employment, commerce, opportunity, and advancement for Buffalo. Although these structures no longer serve the original purpose, they are now bringing the city a rich cultural space.

Events such as performances, readings, and art installations re-contextualize the space allowing the community to relish in the 120 ft tall cylinders’ magical echo. The echo within the space is what was most inspiring to me. The Grain Silos create a dialogue between the audience and the performer. This provides an intimacy unlike any other space.

Upon beginning this project I was overcome with the feeling of love and respect for the Grain Silos. Speaking with the owners of the space, I immediately understood their passion and dedication to preserving use of the long standing structures; to be utilizing the structures for new creative energy. As the idea developed, the sense of community grew stronger. This left me with a feeling I have never felt in my work before. As my ideas evolve as an artist, I realize the true reward for creating is sharing an experience in an unexpected manner. In my eyes, I can only explain this phenomenon as love. Love for human connection, community, and creative preservation. I sincerely would like people to feel this energy that I have felt throughout this creative process, by providing them an interactive experience.


Thank you to my incredible sponsors for making this project happen!

Silo City: silocityreadingseries.com

Just Buffalo Literary Center: justbuffalo.org

Buffalo Proper: buffaloproper.com

Allen Burger Venture: allenburgerventure.com

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Small fine art print

$25 USD
You will receive a fine art print from one of the many artists who have supported this project in the tight knit art community in Buffalo,NY. Each of these prints were donated out of love and support for the project.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
0 out of 60 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Large fine art print

$50 USD
You will receive a fine art print from an artist in Buffalo that supports the ILoveYou Silo project.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
1 out of 30 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Meditation collection

$200 USD
Receive a series of objects that promote a meditative environment. Package may include stones, insense, sage, etc. along with a meditation drawing by Jaime Schmidt
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
0 out of 15 of claimed
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Original drawing

$300 USD
Jaime Schmidt will send you an original drawing of the silo installation
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
0 out of 20 of claimed
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Large Meditation drawing

$500 USD
Receive a meditation drawing by Jaime Schmidt along with a hand writen letter.
Estimated Shipping
September 2015
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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