Holly Streekstra

Si Nummi Immunis

Si Nummi Immunis
Site-specific installation in the State Bank building Northfield, MN

Collaboration with composer Andrea Mazzariello

The Northfield Experience was a promenade-style, immersive performance event that unfolded across various locations in Northfield, Minnesota. Directed by Stephan Koplowitz and commissioned by St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, the event featured multiple site-specific works.

One such work, Si Nummi Immunis (If you pay, you shall go free), was an immersive multimedia installation set within the historic State Bank—a distinctive Neo-Egyptian building now serving as a law office. The installation incorporated audio and lighting cues, drawing upon the bank’s existing collection of Egyptian souvenir décor. The audio narrative wove together stories from the property owner, geologic data from the site, and didactic descriptions of Ancient Egyptian art, creating a layered exploration of the site’s history from prehistory to the present.