ARTS AND HEALING PROJECTS

I HAVE COLLABORATED IN MANY PROJECTS WITH THE HEALING COMMUNITY IN NEW ENGLAND. MOST OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE CONSISTED OF DAYLONG WORKSHOPS OR WEEKLONG RESIDENCIES. THE TWO PROJECTS THAT I HAVE CHOSEN TO SHOW YOU ARE QUITE UNIQUE.

COMMUNITY - IMAGES # 1 TO 4
THE FIRST PROJECT WAS CENTERED AT THE DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER. THE C EVERETT KOOP INSTITUTE  COMMISSIONED ME WITH A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS. THE PLAN WAS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF THE UPPER VALLEY TO CREATE A SIXTY FOOT CLAY TILE RELIEF SCULPTURE FOR THE SMALL ROTUNDA AT THE HOSPITAL. THE THEME FOR EACH PARTICIPANT WAS “WHAT IS THE ONE THING IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS MOST HEALING FOR YOU” FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN PEOPLE PARTICIPATED BY MAKING RELIEF TILES FOR THE SCULPTURE TITLE “ COMMUNITY ”.

SPIRAL LINK - IMAGES # 5 TO 9
THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE ARTS AND HEALING INITIATIVE AND THE CROTCHED MOUNTAIN CENTER, WHICH OFFERS A LIFELONG ALLIANCE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE LINK IS AN ARCHITECTURALLY DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURE THAT CONNECTS THE HAYDEN HOSPITAL TO THE REST OF THE CAMPUS. THE SYMBOL THAT REPRESENTS CROTCHED MOUNTAIN IS A GESTURAL LINE SPIRAL AND MOUNTAIN. THE SPIRAL HAS OFTEN BEEN USED TO REPRESENT A LIFE PATH. MY IDEA WAS TO CELEBRATE EACH INDIVIDUAL ON CAMPUS BY INVITING EVERYONE TO CREATE HIS OR HER OWN PERSONAL SPIRAL. THESE SPIRALS ARE MADE OF DURABLE MATERIALS AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE LINK. AT INTERVALS ALONG THE LINK THERE WILL BE KINETIC SCULPTURES THAT WILL “MAKE MERRY THE MOMENT” WHEN A PASSERSBY STOPS TO PUSH THE BIG RED BUTTON THAT ACTIVATES THE SCULPTURE. THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SPIRALS  INSTALLED AND ONE KINETIC SCULPTURE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS PLEASE DROP ME A LINE.