Property News · June 6, 2020

'I like a place that feels haunted': a Brooklyn brownstone filled with stories and art


Chilean artist Maria Gracia Donoso employed a shaman to cleanse her home, then transformed it into a vibrant place for art loversBrooklyn brownstones have handsome bones, but are notorious for their lack of daylight. Some of their elongated rooms also have a shadowy history. “By American standards, a building like this, from the 19th century, is very old,” says Maria Gracia Donoso, an artist who grew up with six brothers in Chile during the dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s. “Part of my Chilean heritage is a connection with ghosts,” she says, walking up a beautiful wooden staircase, alongside a wall inset with screens showing an ever-changing selection of her video art. “I like a place that has a story, somewhere that feels haunted.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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