Cabinet of Curiosities & Impossibilities, 2023

Drawing of the reimagined permanent exhibit in Marjorie Park. Anticipated to open summer of 2023.

“Cabinet of Curiosities & Impossibilities” originally grew out of a group art exhibition in 2009 at the former headquarters of MOA, a spacious indoor gallery in Englewood, and in 2011 was later interpreted into a semi-permanent and favorite exhibit among patrons for over a decade. In 2022 MOA closed their indoor galleries and moved their headquarters to its recently renovated Marjorie Park location at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and the artifacts and relics were put into storage. Hanzon will include several of the original objects in the reimagined experience, as well as many new treasures and stories. The cabinet will also serve as a programmable immersive theater experience in the near future, to include actors and audience participation, making the installation truly a one-of-a-kind and further exploring Hanzon and MOA’s extensive work in the immersive art space.

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Frost King or the Power of Love

Our latest MOA Winter Diorama was created by Lonnie Hanzon and the magic makers at Hanzon Studios. Now on display through March 2023.
Hanzon tells the story of the seasons as the Frost King proclaims the whole year shall be winter. The Queen Fairy sends the smallest of fairies, Violet, to convince the Frost King to change his heart.
Peer through the cutouts in the windows to see vignettes of the story come to life. MOA is thrilled to once again collaborate with Lonnie Hanzon on this new installation!
Story adapted from “The Frost King: or, The Power of Love” by Louisa May Alcott.
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Equal Threshold, 2018

The Hanzon Studios installation for Denver PrideFest 2018 was a colorful collection of open doors and warm, welcoming phrases. Inside the structure, part of the Equality Cake and contemplation benches from Shrine to Humanity were included. Quotes about love and openness plastered the inside walls. Chalk was provided for PrideFest participants to self-express.

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Shrine To Humanity, 2017

The Hanzon Shrine to Humanity featured five temples built and designed by Paulo Wellman, then hand-painted and embellished with artistic symbols of the chakra system, as well as steel bells with ornate mallets for festival goers to chime.  Over 200 hand-sewn and dyed silk flags, invoking prayer flags, adorned the sanctum, while four proud hand-dyed rainbow flags crowned the perimeter.  There were also four hand-painted ‘contemplation benches’ pointed toward the beautiful shrine for festival go-ers to sit a moment and reflect upon what Gay Pride really means to us as individuals, communities, and nations.  The lavish  colors were not only eye-catching and upbeat, but also paid tribute to Gilbert Baker, the artist and gay rights activist who first designed the rainbow flag, and who passed away in March of this year.

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