This chain was started by two participants tasked with sharing a word that related to a challenge or joy experienced during the pandemic. Both of the words were then sent to two different participants who were asked to create art and title it with a single word that might exist at the intersection of the two prompts they received. The chain continued as each pair individually made art that attempted to connect the two prior prompts in the chain. Though I was hoping the two artists might eventually have come up with the same title to their work, they did get pretty darn close. Scroll down to view the various artistic translations in this chain and consider the various perspectives of the artists as they attempted to bridge the divide set before them.

 
 
 

Roots, mixed media by Becky Smith

Keep Dancing, rubber block print by Anne Nydam

LINK 1

roots

keep dancing

 
 

Live Long, poem by Cindy Rivka Marshall

Celebrate Traditions, rice vessel (wrapped string basket) by Rachel Freudenburg

 

LINK 2

live long

celebrate traditions

 
 
 

Connected, clay sculpture by Sophie Krentzman

Prosper, papercut overlaid on vellum by Laura Mandel

 

Growth, colored pencil by Ashley Buckholtz

Community, encaustic/mixed media by Hilary Hanson Bruel

Flourish, Driftwood, Mardi Gras Beads, Phonebook Page and Found Naturally Occurring Mica by John Nordell

Knowledge, photograph by Alisa Kotler-Berkowitz

 

Presence, video by Maria Beatriz Arvelo

Absorb, mosaic pendant by Emily Bhargava

Deep, pastel sketch by Erin Palazzolo-Loparo

Evolution, poem by Lisa Wong

 

Ripples, alcohol ink by Y.S.

Distance, photograph by Adriana Katzew

 

Generation, photograph by Rotem Goldenberg

Reflectiom, watercolor by Anya Shire-Plumb

Gap, wood by Dave Zucker

Bridge, photograph by Susan Epstein

Healing, wood and metal by Topher Cox