About this submission
SOLSTITIUM: 23.4° (23°27´) chronicles my Summer Solstice from sunrise to sunset. After finding a time capsule that I made ten years ago, rooting through many memory boxes, and meticulously documenting each day during the pandemic, I decided to do something different. It was time to let go, set intention, and accept impermanence so that tomorrow can be better than yesterday. We will do better.
Creator
I am a writer, artist, and educator from Philadelphia. I am an art teacher in the Philadelphia public school system, and I have worked for The Mural Arts Program, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Wagner Free Institute of Science, WHYY, etc. My work explores a variety of topics: family dynamics, the human condition, nostalgia, connection to nature, and responsibility to the planet to ensure generations to come while restoring connections in fractured communities. I believe that art, in any of its forms, is a powerful tool that can generate change on a personal, local and global level. more...