Serpent Twin Mounds
Subject: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds (Pokto Cinto)
Opened: October 14, 2020
Location: Schiller Park, IL (Schiller Woods)
Cost: $140,000+ (low estimate)
Abandoned by:
Lawrence Santiago (artist) – listed on Santiago’s website
4000N, a project managed by the American Indian Center (AIC)*
American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC): Heather Miller, previous Executive Director
Chicago Public Arts Group (CPAG): Maryrose Pavkovic, previous Cultural Coordinator II
*Formerly known as Northwest Portage Walking Museum
Date: 3/18/2024
Camera: Fuji X100V
Related Post: Photos – Abandoned Coil Mounds, Photos: Abandoned Coil Mound (Land Art) II, Photos: Abandoned Coil Mound (Land Art) III, Photos: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds, Photos: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds II
Comments
- The mound structure is deteriorating rapidly, and the change is noticeable from the previous Fall. Multiple sections on each mound on top and sides have collapsed or eroded. There are multiple visible animal homes.
- The site has logs and branches strewn across the mounds.
- Trash and beer bottles are littered on the site.
- The mounds are overrun by Bull Thistle (invasive – Cirsium vulgare is native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa)
- No spring, summer, or fall maintenance since the opening (3+ years).
Articles
One mound at a time: Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding Indigenous cities, Santiago X Blog, September 20, 2019
Honoring Indigenous Heritage in Chicago, National Park Services, October 14, 2020
Photographs
Lawrence Santiago’s Website
“Effigy Mound made of Earth, Indigenous Grass. Schiller Woods, Schiller Park, Illinois. Forest Preserves of Cook County.
Commissioned by the Chicago Public Art Group and The American Indian Center of Chicago. 2019.”
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