Collage developed from newspaper clipping that emotionally related to my experience. In a way this project helped me process what I had seen and what I heard.
This is my personal memorial to September 11, 2001. For me, it provides a lasting memory of the human loss, sacrifice and heroism that made 9/11 such global inspiration.
The Freedom Quilt Experience - DescriptionWhat started as an anonymous quilt project quickly developed a grander purpose, as visionaries, organizers and quilters exchanged ideas.
On a clear, blue sky day, we were attacked on our soil, and within a short time, the Twin Towers were leveled leaving NYC looking dark and dismal. There were thick clouds of smoke everywhere, leaving dust and ashes in its wake.
Matsumoto’s work reflects the morphological transformations of our ever-evolving urban and ecological milieus, which could be attributed to a multitude of spatio-temporal phenomena influenced by social, economic and cultural assemblages.
In 2002 I was asked by a producer for CBC radio (the largest National radio station in Canada) to create a 2 minute sound piece, depicting what the events of September 11th sounded like to me.
