Wrapped monuments in Lviv, Ukraine, inspired artists Ross Miller and Yolanda He Yang to wrap the sculpture of 19th-century abolitionist Charles Sumner in Harvard Square. The artwork, “Ukraine Echo,” brings awareness to the destruction of culture.
The statue of abolitionist senator Charles Sumner in Harvard Square, wrapped by artists Ross Miller and Yolanda He Yang to echo the sight of statues in Lviv, Ukraine, where statues have been wrapped in plastic and fireproof materials to protect them from war damage.
When Ross Miller saw photographs of statues covered in protective wrapping in Lviv, Ukraine, he was struck with emotion. A wrapped statue of an ocean goddess with her arm raised reminded him of the water sculptures he likes to create. “It just was heartbreaking that amid everything else, they were also working to protect their artwork, their cultural heritage,” said Miller.
The covered structures inspired Miller and his colleague, artist Yolanda He Yang, to recreate the images they saw by wrapping a sculpture of 19th-century abolitionist Charles Sumner in Harvard Square. The artwork, “Ukraine Echo,” brings awareness to one of the great horrors of war: the destruction of culture.
Miller’s work centers on public art, and he is especially interested in how people interact with physical space. He sees it as a way to make an offering to urban landscapes. His colleague Yang feels similarly. For her, it can serve as a powerful form of activism that invites onlookers to participate.
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