On 9/11, it was my second week of college classes close enough to audibly hear the towers fall. The sights and sounds I witnessed that day are expressed in my poem, Field Report.
The Liberty photo was taken on a stormy day just as the clouds broke. With the World Trade Center under construction and the skyline fading in the background, it made an interesting image.
Vara said-
“As an artist, it is invigorating to have been given such an eminent opportunity, bringing actual WTC steel together as visual metaphore of Unity”
“My art is like an organism…as you look closer you start seeing all the magical aspects of its composition, like veins and molecules, and as you step away you start seeing its form and meaning.” Olga Vargas
I developed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from the direct trauma exposure on Sept. 11 2001. I was recieving exposure therapy which helped me remember a lot that I forgot. I knew that I saw a lot but didn't realized how much I actually saw.
Ultra Violet’s artistic mission is to uplift, to nourish, to guide, and to heal. IXXI (Nine Eleven) was designed for the eyes, minds and hearts of the public.
I, Edwin Vogt, am solely responsibsle for both the composing and purchasing of a 100 pound bronze tablet upon which is inscribed a memorial poem dedicated to the victims and survivors of the Twin Towers tragedy.
