Ua Si Creative

‘WE’ MURAL TAPESTRY, IN BLOOMINGTON’S SOUTHLOOP

Curatorial Statement

WE intertwines our narratives, roots and futures by intersecting where we are, our differences and commonalities. Communities are not monolithic - each is nuanced and diverse in their own ways; lived in our bodies, our words, our actions, our beliefs. These times and realities have pulled us apart, together and against our breaking spirits, in search of hope. Multiple truths and histories exist and it matters who is doing the telling. WE can find common ground when we empathize, and learn our stories. Ask yourself why, be curious, listen, reflect.

WE is a mural tapestry interconnecting facets that reflect the growing communities in Bloomington and nearby. The imagery reflects abstracted elements of natural worlds that draw across human conditions, profound teachings, and otherworldly realms. Symbols carry meanings inspired by culture bearers, ancestors, and continuous state of movements. WE come from polyphonic wilderness. Stemming from seeds and weeds, rivers and oceans, deserts and jungles, plains and mountains.

As a dedication, WE has invited communities to a Sunset Block Party, a celebration that reimagines what it means to claim space, place, and community from daylight into the night. With each sun, comes opportunity. With each sunset, new stories manifest. Each cycle gives way to new possibilities. 

WE mural tapestry is inspired by these narratives weaving past, present, and future as depicted by six local artists and artists groups.

About the curators/artists