Patience To Raise the Sun
- November 12, 2022 - January 29, 2023
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
Earthquake in Haiti - Tranblemon de tè an Ayiti
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56 x 63 in
(142.24 x 160.02 cm)
- $3,950
- Sr Angela and Members of the Solidarity Cooperative
Most of the women artists represented in this collection live and work in the greater Port-au-Prince area and were directly affected by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 2010. It was a traumatic and devastating event, with an estimated 300,000 lives lost. In the wake of this, many of the women found recovery and healing by telling the stories of their experiences in their quilts.
This piece, designed and made by members of the Solidarity cooperative, is richly detailed, showing individuals in the midst of the horror of that day - collapsed buildings, scattered dead, and the injured lying bleeding and calling for help. Cars along the top border appear untouched, while those along the bottom have been upended, signifying the randomness of the destruction.