Dedication of Rose Simpson Sculpture

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/21/2016
10:30 am
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Location
School of Nursing Building
1000 W. College Avenue - Silver City, NM


Dedication of the new Arts in Public Places sculpture by Rose B. Simpson titled Alter 1 installed in the WNMU School of Nursing Lobby, located next to the Juan Chacon Building off Kentucky St.

Refreshments will be served. Public is invited.


Alter 1
By Rose B. Simpson
Original installation – SITE Santa Fe 20th Anniversary Series.  2016 WNMU School of Nursing

Artist Statement

This piece originated from a conversation about what a “sacred space” is.  Is it a religious building? Is it a space in our houses that reminds of our true values? I realized that the most sacred of spaces, for me, is that moment when we consciously connect with another and are forever influenced by their energy, just as they are transformed by ours.

The original installation consisted of two equally large figures facing each other in an enormous vacant space. The viewer stumbled upon the moment of the two creating an ‘altar’ of connection, wherein they are both altered by the presence, power, and influence of the other.

The original two pieces have now been altered by each other, and are able to go out into the world to continue that ‘altaring’ connection with everyone that takes a moment to allow themselves to be transformed by a moment with another.

The piece is building an identity, with the metal-strap constructed head and mask, it is creating a path to see the world in countless new ways. The figure carries a ‘backpack’ of power objects- the many tools that we have to transform our worlds, the information and awareness that we have gleaned in our lives through experience and education. The piece is equipped with what it needs to follow its dreams, represented by the dragon fly shield worn on its chest. May our hearts have the wings to carry us forward to meet the world and be transformed beautifully by it.

 

Funded by the Art in Public Places Program New Mexico Arts Department of Cultural Affairs.

 

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