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Deep Wounds
Cambridge, MA, United States
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Deep Wounds
Cambridge, MA, United States
A site-specific piece commissioned by the Office for the Arts at Harvard University.
Built after the Civil War, Harvard's Memorial Hall honors the graduates who died fighting for the Union, but not those who fell for the Confederacy. Deep Wounds uses this history to explore unfinished healing and reconciliation. Entering the transept, we see the fallen Union men's names, dates and battles on the walls; we see the beautiful stained glass windows and cathedral ceilings; and we see that the white marble floor has become luminous with hints of inscribed text. As we walk across, the luminous skin blisters and opens to reveal descriptions of graduates who died for the Confederacy. Instead of a name for each man, we see a relationship such as father or classmate that describes a family bond. After the uncovering, the skin mends itself, covering the text once again.
Built after the Civil War, Harvard's Memorial Hall honors the graduates who died fighting for the Union, but not those who fell for the Confederacy. Deep Wounds uses this history to explore unfinished healing and reconciliation. Entering the transept, we see the fallen Union men's names, dates and battles on the walls; we see the beautiful stained glass windows and cathedral ceilings; and we see that the white marble floor has become luminous with hints of inscribed text. As we walk across, the luminous skin blisters and opens to reveal descriptions of graduates who died for the Confederacy. Instead of a name for each man, we see a relationship such as father or classmate that describes a family bond. After the uncovering, the skin mends itself, covering the text once again.
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