Ribbon of Light, Reveries
Artist
Horatio Law
MediumLaminated and stacked glass, granite, and LED lights
Dimensions30 x 48 x 6 in. (76.2 x 121.9 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift to the City made possible by the generosity of 4Culture, and the Taxpayers of Washington State, administered by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Description: The three broken serpentine pieces form a semi-circular space, reminiscent of the eddies of a stream. Visitors are invited to meander among them; to touch, to ruminate, and to reconnect with feelings sustained during the long course of the AIDS pandemic—love, loss, rage, holding on, and letting go.
Reveries (texts):
ENRAGE_COURAGE_ENGAGE
LOSING_RELEASING_FORGIVING
BEREAVE_BE LOVED_BELONG
About the Ribbon of Light artworks: The sculptures represent pieces of the sky that have broken into fragments and fallen to the ground. These artworks illuminate our communal mourning and embody the ephemeral, changing, and shifting nature of grief. Visitors are invited to walk along this pathway for reflection and contemplation among the three stations. Simple words— “murmurs” — are engraved onto the surface and embedded inside the layers, to encourage visitors to explore their feelings connected to different aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Location: Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Avenue, Seattle WA 98122 (Northeast Corner of Park)
Location: Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Avenue, Seattle WA 98122 (Northeast Corner of Park)
