The Candyland Trespass Safari

The Candyland Trespass Safari took 50 people on an adventure through the abandoned Domino Sugar Refinery on the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, New York. The historic plant, once the largest sugar refinery in the world, had recently been purchased by a developer. We created an opportunity to explore the space before the structures were demolished and the land redeveloped. Teams navigated the labyrinthine factory on a photo scavenger hunt; We provided the captions and teams took photos to match.
Participants filed forward to be born into a bright room where a trumpet player and accordionist serenaded the crowd from atop a platform next to a manifold that looked like Picasso's pipe organ had he lived in Pittsburgh. Necks craned and eyes were wide, and then word came that security was mobilizing. It was time to leave, quickly. –The Gothamist

  • The oldest buildings in the Domino Sugar Brooklyn Refinery complex.

  • "Team Photo" - Green Drifters

  • "Team Photo" - Fort Medula

  • "Team Photo" - Double Jesus Farmpit Typhoon

  • "If we just turned it this way, it would look great in my living room." - Azucardoe

  • "If we just turned it this way, it would look great in my living room." - Budget Shellfish

  • "Our Favorite Sign" - Azucardoe

  • "Our Favorite Sign" - Double Jesus Farmpit Typhoon

  • "Our Favorite Sign" - Green Drifters

  • "Our Favorite Sign" - Psychic Laser Katz

  • "This is how I figured out what this whoosywhatsit does!" - Fort Medula

  • "This is how I figured out what this whoosywhatsit does!" - Jolly Ranchers

  • "This is how I figured out what this whoosywhatsit does!" - Psychic Laser Katz

  • "As far as I can tell, step 32 involves the transmogrification of the sucrose sub-particulates, which are re-congealed in phase 8B." - Fort Medula

  • "'Ruin Porn'" - Budget Shellfish

  • "'Ruin Porn'" - Double Jesus Farmpit Typhoon

  • Musical finale by Matt Dallow and Matt Giella.

Chief Colluders: Myric Lehner, Tod Seelie, PC

Crew: Matt Dallow, Matt Giella, Yoni Brook, Lindsay Cooper, Lois Beckett, Dan Glass

Additional Support: Mark Krawczuk, Jeff Stark, Jason Eppink

Guests: Invited friends from the Sextantworks email list

Thank you to Dieu and Linh for helping underwrite the safari.