Amidst a pandemic that kept us apart, the power of art continued to prevail, and offer ways to keep us connected.
The Somernova Art Project was a collaboration among SOMERNOVA, the Somerville Arts Council, and Call to Arts. The goal of this project was to support local artists and provide the community with an opportunity to create public art that celebrates the spirit of the city we all love.
Hope Shadows responds to the site throughout the day and involves community-sourced elements
HOPE SHADOWS, by Katherine Chin, is a 140 FT site-specific text based installation located on the corner of Dane and Tyler Streets. The installation is a call to action to society to see each new day in a different light and instill a sense of appreciation in the ordinary.
By displaying crowd-sourced responses to the prompt “what words or phrases get you through the day?” HOPE SHADOWS celebrates the diverse voices from the Somerville. Colorful letters cast shadows when illuminated by the sun that change with the weather and the seasons.
The shadows appear and disappear throughout the day creating a dynamic installation that is constantly changing.
Katherine Chin is an installation artist from Somerville. She creates site specific installations that respond to the built environment. Her prior work includes large-scale projection mapping animations for ILLUMINUS Boston and collaborating on a floating art installation illustrating sea level rise in the Fort Point Channel
Words & phrases submitted by the Somerville community.
There are templates for success but there are no templates for greatness.Bump factor
Gucci
80,000 stories
Grit
Good trouble
Giggle
Next level
Hope
do you
Nerve
Basic
stay funky
Rad
Fuck
The Man
Compassion
UNF*CKWITHABLE
Change is Possible
YOU GOT THIS!
Gag
Chicken nugget
Create
Patience
Preservation
I am worthy
Breathe In
Life is just a state of mind
This is a wonderful day, I've never seen this one before
Slay
Necessary trouble
Good trouble
I appreciate your existence so much
Slow down
#livingthespicylife
koinonia
Just breathe
It'll be ok
Bae
Give more
Righteous creativity
Don't be afraid to create.
Create value
Keep climbing
Feelin' salty
Lowkey badass
Be what you want to see
Be extra.
I am perfect.
Nobody is perfect.
Kindness is powerful.
Prove them wrong
I can and I will.
This too shall pass
What the fluff?
Shade
I can do this
We can do this
Clock
You can do this
Biggie cheese
Flaws make perfection
Create yourself
Keep going.
May my ambitions be bigger than my fears.
Have courage and be kind
She believed she could, so she did
Still I rise
I was not built to break
Be here now
Create what you want to see
Let it be
"Be a rainbow in somebody else's clouds.”
Hundo p
Keep it 100
Live your best life
Let's get this bread
Sorry not sorry
Ok boomer
Hate to see it
Learn to roar
“You must find a way to get in the way and get in good trouble, necessary trouble… You have a moral obligation, a mission, and a mandate, when you leave here, to go out and seek justice for all. You can do it. You must do it.” - Rep John Lewis
Realnesa
No rain, no flowers
No cap
I am enough
Progress is worth it
Swerve
Abundant hope
Good things take time
be you do you for you
Slaps
Prove them wrong
Remember why you started
No pressure, no diamonds.
TBH
There is bravery in being soft
If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy
Send it
Radical integrity
Say her name
Righteous justice
This sh*t is bananas
This too shall pass.
Dont forget your keys
Beautiful genius
Kiki
I will make better mistakes tomorrow
The only way out is through
Eat a snack
Righteous radish
Open your eyes
Beat
Encourage your Curiosity
Gimme pizza
Mood
Dream big
Salty
The most, radical audacious thing to think is there might be some point to working hard, thinking hard, reading hard, writing hard and trying to be of service.
Audacity
History favors the bold
find out what the point is
Get in Good trouble; necessary trouble!
Black lives matter
F*ck the man
It's choice not chance that determines your destiny
Still I rise - maya Angelou
JUST YOU TRY AND FUCKING STOP ME !
GET IN GOOD TROUBLE
Be kind, be kind, be kind.
If it was easy, anybody could do it
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.Hope is a waking dream. - Aristotle
You've got this!
Make the world you want
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble! (John Lewis)
Wake up and smell the roses
The only way out is through
F*CK YES
Today is a new day
You can do this!
Things do not happen. They are made to happen. - JFK
Two steps forward, one step back, is still forward.
Hot diggity dog
You are the light.
funky fresh
Bippity Boppity Boo
Keep on at it
Take a breath
You got this
Who do you want to be?
hot damn
You are loved
Inhale. Exhale.
i like turtles
Start fresh
be you.
I like big butts and I cannot lie
beauty is everywhere
Meraki
You can’t do epic sh*t with basic people.
"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." - John Lewis
Who run the world? Girls!
“May the force be with you”
“Be water”
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” - Buddha
“If you’ll be thinking anyways, you might as well think big.”
Just keep swimming
I love myself.
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
Seek justice for all
Good trouble
You can, you must.
The only way out is through
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
You must find a way to get in the way and get in good trouble, necessary trouble - John Lewis
I am someone's daughter too - AOC
If you wish to suffer unnecessarily, start to compare yourself to others
"Do the next right thing" (heard on the Invisibilia podcast)
Chin up
Be weird
Worrying is a waste of the imagination
By Felicia
Determination
What's next?
This too shall pass
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