March 20, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad (NCFRR) was one of the first railroads in the United States. The railroad only operated for 28 years; as newer, more direct railways were built, the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad was abandoned, and then without a commercial artery, the town of Frenchtown was also deserted. This obsolescence of the railroad and town is analogous to digital technological loss in its root in the movement of capital and technological change. In this exhibition, Youngborg engages with the Frenchtown archive in conjunction with contemporary data to try and recreate a ghost without its community. Through glitch, loss, and layering, the sound and video installation questions the role of data, archives, and recreation in understanding place, loss and memory.
Doors open at 6:30. Talk starts at 7pm in person, or online via YouTube or Facebook.
