I really appreciated reading this piece because it brought to light a view of the debated which I've hardly heard about or understood. I never thought about how seeing these figures or events being portrayed in positive or unrealistically ideal fashions could influence a viewer. As a response, I am still left unsure there is a right way with how to deal with the situation In my personal experience, I heard the problems people were having with these sculptures was merely rooted in the fact that they represented people and events as they were seen at the time, despite that it no longer follows the commonly accepted beliefs of the present. I understood this problem then to be emphasized by the plaques that were originally created to define the monuments for viewers with words that followed the old ideas. Therefor, I thought the problems were more in the need for the plaques to be updated with clauses that may or may not preserve the original intent, while building on to state the cu
It is done! I said this in the last post, it's not perfect but I'll take it. Id say it's a win overall and I'm happy with it. I got all the pieces glued and I used sticky tack to get the structure attached to the base. Really, its 98% of what I had in mind and I'm impressed with myself for being able to recreate it to that level. My next step, if this were real, would be figuring out the materials I would need to build a functional prototype. And honestly, and I just might keep this idea in my back pocket. I'm passionate about what it means to me and I wouldn't mind trying to make this come to life further. The idea and symbolism of my monument was directly inspired by my personal response to monuments across the US being removed. Given that the monuments are removed in feeling rooted of fear for the past, I felt what replaces them should be rooted in pride for the future. Participants enter the monument with their origin