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Asking for Justice – Garage Memorial Mural 

Photos by Bob Ng 

 





First the Memorial Mural was going to be only black and white, but as I expand to the notion and reality of Stolen Lives, Lives Stolen and wrongful incarcerations, I feel red and turquoise color is needed to punctuate and bring it all together. After much research on the cases, I design and pre-sketch the lay-out.  I enjoy doing the bigger fonts in color, for the small names Nicky (artist, activist, dance teacher) joins me again and skillfully uses a black pen instead of the brush. We finish this last stretch in November 2022.





Above is the new set of stills which Bob Ng (photographer, cello teacher, musician) took this spring. His 2021 photos of the Garage Memorial Mural started the journey of Karinaland River. When I voice back then that his unique and beautiful stills so inspire me to write, he surprises me by setting up a blog – blmmuralblog – urging me to go ahead and write. A bit timid in the beginning, soon I am carried away by a strong current of cinematic vision: past, present and future, justice, art, nature, people, beauty, all flowing into a steady river – and so it has been evolving...


Much gratitude to Bob and to all who keep encouraging me, are contributing, commenting, participating, on this ongoing adventure... 

 

Read about the gestation of Garage Memorial Mural & Blog 

Sometimes Life offers us completely Unexpected Gifts, Sept 27, 2022


and browse the many Memorial Mural entries

Commemorations and Cries for Justice flowing through Karinaland River





Comments

  1. ayshaSeptember 17, 2023 at 11:22 PM

    Injustice everywhere... I am flooded with anger, pain, grief, shame, and quickly intellectual these in favor of writing a passionate essay. Often my mind is so unhelpful :) This post reminds me to meditate, to flow with this anger, pain, grief, shame... I pray for inner and outer peace...

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  2. Ken SissonSeptember 22, 2023 at 9:08 PM

    The Memorial Mural is a powerful piece of public documentary art, it literally stops you in your tracks the first time you see it; it brings tears to one's eyes. The theft of lives goes on, on this stolen continent. Thank you to Bob Ng for setting up your blog and encouraging you to give us the gift of your poetry and insight.

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