Memory Engineer: Building Detroit’s Living Collage with Elonte Davis

Join Detroit-based artist and Memory Engineer Elonte Davis for an immersive workshop that transforms memory into art.

Through the lens of love, thoughtfulness, and appreciation, participants will reimagine personal stories, found photographs, and fragments of everyday life into a collective visual narrative.

Guided by Davis’s process of “building memory inch by inch,” this hands-on session invites you to explore how photography and collage can serve as blueprints for community history. Together, participants will create a living collage that reflects Detroit’s shared spirit. The experience also includes a presentation by Davis, offering deeper insight into his acclaimed Every Inch of Detroit project and his philosophy of documenting the overlooked with care and intention.