UNITY Celebrates Humanity

In June of 2016 I launched UNITY, an experiential public art project, to raise consciousness about the labels we give ourselves and others and to explore how those labels both support and limit building interconnected, interesting communities.

UNITY is a larger-than-life structure that helps us celebrate our uniqueness and strengthens our ties to each other. The project consists of 32 posts, each with identifiers such as, “I’m a parent; I speak English as a second language; I identify as LGBTQ,” etc.  

Participants tie colorful yarn to posts that reflect their identities. Their yarn intertwines to create a web of interconnectedness. In the end, we see that we are all connected by something, and it's our diversity that builds a strong and vibrant community.