Interactive Image Walkthrough 12.27

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Figure 12.27. Beacon of Hope, 20 May 2020. Courtesy of WaterFire Providence. Photograph by Jeff Meunier.

Many cuboid lamps are arranged on the floor. Paper stars hang from the top. Wooden bricks are arranged on a bowl on a stand. Fire comes up from the bricks.

Explain how art can be a means of healing,connection,and play.

Art has the intrinsic power to connect people from all walks of life. This art installation piece stands as a tribute to Rhode Island residents who passed from COVID-19.

Focus on the wooden bricks arranged on a bowl on a stand in the center. Fire comes up from the bricks.

The art installation functions as an interactive daily ritual; as lanterns are added, a community finds collective healing. The brazier in the center of a field of lanterns stands as a symbol of hope.

Focus on the cuboid lamps arranged on the floor.

The lanterns' warm orange-red glow is made more prominent by the dark blue shadows cast in the room that encloses the installation, creating a contrast between complementary colors.

Focus on the paper stars hanging from the ceiling.

Stars hang from the ceiling, suspended in mid-air, creating a playful representation of universal starry heaven where all are welcome.

This art installation can be a therapeutic process for those involved. For Rhode Island residents, it brought them in to collaborate and contribute by adding lanterns that represent a collective body of lives lost, enabling them to start the healing process.

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