Caementum Charta (CeeCee) II Riverbox
Caementum Charta Riverbox was inspired by Donegal Cliffs’ past, present and future. Once a functioning limestone quarry, the site is now a wooded area along the Scioto River – although it remains a piece of Dublin’s history. The strategic placement of this Riverbox offers future generations the discovery of a historic spot. Take a moment to reflect and pay tribute to the history, then look toward the future and all of its possibilities. Many thanks to geocacher Mr. 0 for helping us list Caementum Charta on Geocaching.com.
Reconstruction elements, added in 2019, were intentionally left by the artist in a creative statement about the artwork’s rebirthing process.
For more information about Caementum Charta II, visit dublinarts.org and click on the Art in Public Places and Riverboxes tabs.
Dublin Arts Council commissioned the creation of Riverboxes™, artist-created vessels inspired by the hobbies of letterboxing and geocaching that combine map-reading or GPS skills and artistic pursuit with delightful ”treasure hunts” in beautiful, scenic places. Riverboxes contain a unique artist-made stamp, journal and historical and environmental information for visitors to discover in Dublin parks along the banks of or connected to the Scioto River and its tributaries. Clues to the locations of the discreetly installed Riverboxes can be found in the Riverbox listings on this site. Community participants are encouraged to bring a personal journal and an ink stamp, either handmade or commercially produced, as they search for the Riverboxes. Letterboxing/geocaching hobbyists often mark their journals with the ink stamps discovered at each location and, in turn, imprint the site’s journal with their own ink stamp. The Riverboxes project is part of Dublin Arts Council’s Ripple Effect: Artistic Impact of the Scioto River program.
Dates
Purchased: 2014
Installed: 2014
Additional Notes
GPS COORDINATES
N 40° 07.554'
W 083° 06.846'
Limited parking is available. Dublin parks are open dawn to dusk.
Clues
• Park in the lot next to where the children play.
• Pass through the manicured upper park and through the gate down the road to the river.
• Pass the circular bench, fire pit and river trail on the right.
• Continue to the loop in the road.
• Continue northward onto the unpaved path and walk forward several paces. If you’re nearing a dark fence, you’ve gone too far!
• Look to the west for a small natural path.
• Head toward the Donegal Cliffs and find the skyward face in a small clearing.
Location
Donegal Cliffs Park, 4460 Donegal Cliffs Dr., Dublin, OH, 43017
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Landscape Installation
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Public Art
Artist
Name: Thomas Ansel
Statement: The artist shares his message of past, present and future through his use of natural materials. The stone symbolizes the quarry’s past, while the wood represents the present. The artist states, “…my wish is that each viewer is left with an epitaph for the possibilities of our culture past, present and future.”