A downtown public art installation aims to connect people with the Great Salt Lake using stories and photography.
“Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories” is a multimedia art installation by the nonprofit Of Salt and Sand and includes 10 street-level billboard-type displays of portraits. Each portrait includes quotes from the individual about how they are connected to the Great Salt Lake and impacted by its decline.
Of Salt and Sand’s mission is to explore what it means to stay in Utah and what it will take to keep the state and the Great Salt Lake healthy. The nonprofit has been doing that through its podcast, also named “Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories.”
QR codes on the photograph displays take people to episodes of the “Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories” podcast where the portrait subjects discuss their perspectives on the lake’s health and future.