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Building 19, Workforce Training, Center for Meeting and Learning, lobby |
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| INFORMATION |
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| Date |
2003 |
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| Artist/Creator |
Marilyn Robert and students |
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| Media |
Dyed fabric |
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| Size |
8 panels - 45.5 x 81 inches |
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Description/Artist Statement |
The chosen image / text presents an example of how a
system works best, with all voices heard, attended to,
nourished. Without any part of the whole, the entity suffers.
Without support to any component part of the whole, there is
weakness and disease. Only with recognition for all needs
and voices, can the system thrive, be it a tree, a community, a
college campus.
The "social justice" model of diversity would insure that in
everyday activities, decisions, policies, publications,
teaching, etc., all pieces of the whole will be acknowledged,
respected, nurtured. From the point of view of those involved
in this project, this piece is a clear connection to the vision of
diversity in the Lane Diversity Plan. Yes, a view to the visual
metaphor assists this recognition.
This group has chosen the tree as the ideal for modeling this
concept. The choice was not to single out an unrepresented
group, not to focus on the "isms" that continue to exist.
Rather we wish to present a model of the health of a whole
which is based on the attention to all its parts.
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| Students: |
Leslie Bradbury, Daryl Eason, Darlene Martin,
Laura McClimans, Kwame Minta, Selena Sanchez, Serena
Swenson, Chloe Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson. Marilyn Robert is
weaving instructor in the Art Department.
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