Spirit Tours 2005 is pleased to announce the opening of their flagship location at the Cavalier Hotel in south beach Miami.

Ever felt lost in a sea of disconnected travelers unable to escape those mundane roads and routines? Well, Spirit tours may have the answer.

Spirit Tours is an exciting and new experimental service which combines the power of high technologywith the familiar and comfortable interface of theautomobile. Spirit Tours, our patrons experience an intimately guided virtual out of body driving experiences that literally allows them to see themselves from above. For centuries now the quest for perspectival tourism has been relegated to intangibles from crystals to snake oils to online relationships to religious cults. We have long been promised the possibility of experiential enlightenment-and the owners of Spirit Tours have made this a tangible and attainable reality.

In addition to offering a service that can change your roadside perspective for years to come, Spirit Tours 2005 also produces and distributes a wide array of memorabilia to help you preserve a unique experience. >From healing refrigerator magnets to wind-chimes and t-shirts, all of Spirit Tours' merchandise is handmade by the entrepreneurs, ensuring each item is as unique and individual as you are. So come aboard and enjoy the view, you might just make a new friend or two, as you travel the mind-expanding road of spirit tours.

Spirit Tours is a collaboration of David Hardy and Siebren Versteeg and was conceived at The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in summer 2004. They will be taking reservations from their office/room/gift shop at the Cavalier.

David Hardy received a BFA from Brown University (Providence, RI) and a MFA from Yale School of Art (New Haven, CT). Selected exhibitions include PS1 (LIC, NY), The Sculpture Center (Queens, NY), and Southern Exposure (San Francisco, CA). Hardy lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Siebren Versteeg received a BFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) and a MFA from University of Illinois (Chicago, IL). Selected exhibitions include Rhona Hoffman Gallery (New York, NY), the Fabric Workshop and Museum (Philadelphia, PA), and the Ulrich Museum of Art (Wichita, KS). He is currently represented by Rhona Hoffman Gallery (Chicago, IL). Versteeg lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.