Tabby Casting Workshop

Artist LaRissa Rogers invites you to learn about the historic material of tabby and to cast objects to be included in her forthcoming installation, subterranean convergence (opens Fall 2026). Tabby is an ancient building material from North Africa, used by enslaved peoples in the American South. This workshop emphasizes material history, storytelling, and the ways survival technologies can become tools for remembrance.

subterranean convergence, a sculptural installation and performance score by LaRissa Rogers at Los Angeles State Historic Park (the former site of the Southern Pacific River Station), draws on the geographies of the transcontinental railroad between the American South and West to investigate the ways Black and marginalized communities have conceptualized liberation—and where it might still be. Within simulated railroad tracks, Rogers will install tabby-casted objects sourced from institutional archives and invited community members.

Tabby Casting Workshop
Thursday, July 23, 2026
5:30–7:30 PM
Clockshop
2806 Clearwater Street
Los Angeles, CA 90039

A light dinner will be provided.

ACCESSIBILITY

Parking and Arrival

• By car: There is street parking surrounding the building. If you are driving, we recommend searching for parking on Clearwater St, Fruitdale St, and Gilroy St. Please be mindful of two-hour parking on Ripple Street. We always recommend carpooling or ridesharing as parking availability can be impacted by neighbors like Salazar and Zebulon. 

• By bus: There are two bus stops nearby: 603 on Fletcher/Ripple and 182 on Fletcher/Crystal.

• By bike: You are welcome to bring in your bike for safekeeping. 

Wheelchair Accessibility

Clockshop’s courtyard and building are wheelchair accessible. 

Restrooms 

There are two all-gender, single-stall restrooms on-site. 

Attire

We recommend wearing clothes you don’t mind getting dirty from casting objects. Clockshop will provide basic safety gear like gloves and masks. 

CREDITS
subterranean convergence by LaRissa Rogers was commissioned by Clockshop and curated by Cat Yang, Director of Artist Projects, and Isabel Yi Jimenez, Artist Projects Manager. Clockshop’s projects at Los Angeles State Historic Park are supported through our long-standing partnership with California State Parks. 

The production of this work was generously supported by the Hearthland Foundation, the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, Anonymous Was A Woman, University of Virginia Karsh Institute and Department of Art, Accelerated Resilience Los Angeles, Betsy Greenberg, and Clockshop’s generous community of supporters.