Indelible
Where
1 N. Independence Mall West 6th Street and Market Street Philadelphia PA
Artist: Alison Sky
Installation: 2003
Materials: laminated glass, stainless steel, stucco, concrete
Council District: 1
Developed as a memory wall, Indelible restores the passage condemning slavery that was part of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence but deleted by Congress in 1776. Impressions of facades and windows reference the residential neighborhood that once existed on the site. The artwork is visually kinetic. As the viewer walks by the text blurs becoming illegible and is revealed as the viewer moves. The work is intended to expand awareness and consideration of how different history might have been had the passage condemning slavery and the slave trade not been erased from the Declaration of Independence.
Installation: 2003
Materials: laminated glass, stainless steel, stucco, concrete
Council District: 1
Developed as a memory wall, Indelible restores the passage condemning slavery that was part of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence but deleted by Congress in 1776. Impressions of facades and windows reference the residential neighborhood that once existed on the site. The artwork is visually kinetic. As the viewer walks by the text blurs becoming illegible and is revealed as the viewer moves. The work is intended to expand awareness and consideration of how different history might have been had the passage condemning slavery and the slave trade not been erased from the Declaration of Independence.
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