Sarah Halpern

On America’s 250th anniversary, with attacks on libraries, archives, universities, and commemorative landmarks, the story of a nation’s history hangs in the balance. MONUMENT asks how looking and listening to one’s personal environment can help us understand our foundations. MONUMENT is centered on the history of Rhode Island, weaving statues, plaques, and place names together with the routine movements of everyday life.

On America’s 250th anniversary, with attacks on libraries, archives, universities, and commemorative landmarks, the story of a nation’s history hangs in the balance. MONUMENT asks how looking and listening to one’s personal environment can help us understand our foundations. MONUMENT is centered on the history of Rhode Island, weaving statues, plaques, and place names together with the routine movements of everyday life.

On America’s 250th anniversary, with attacks on libraries, archives, universities, and commemorative landmarks, the story of a nation’s history hangs in the balance. MONUMENT asks how looking and listening to one’s personal environment can help us understand our foundations. MONUMENT is centered on the history of Rhode Island, weaving statues, plaques, and place names together with the routine movements of everyday life.