“Arrivals + Departures” by YARA + DAVINA. Photo © Sam Polcer
March 17, 2021
‘Arrivals + Departures’ is a new public memorial in Brooklyn that honors birth, life, and death
Outside the main entrance to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, there's a new public art installation that "offers a meditation on birth, life, and death through the simple, yet powerful act of naming." Created by UK-based social practice artists YARA+DAVINA, the memorial called "Arrivals + Departures" takes the shape of a traditional train station arrivals and departures board, listing the names of those who have been born (“arrived”) or passed (“departed”).
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