{"id":564,"date":"2020-04-06T22:53:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/?p=564"},"modified":"2020-04-16T11:33:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:33:33","slug":"resurrection-after-death-destiny-kearney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-1401-spring-2020\/dkearney\/resurrection-after-death-destiny-kearney\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection After Death – Destiny Kearney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I decided to dedicate this project to my Nana (great-grandmother) Grace Holman. She lived 95 amazing years and I spoke to her for the last time before she was called home on April 5th. I titled this work Resurrection after death for many reasons as it reflects on the loss of my nana, my spirituality, and Native American Heritage. To make these things real I depicted my emotions, identity and spirituality masked behind very vivid and intense imagery.<\/p>\n

My nana was a full-blooded Wampanoag woman who shared her culture with my family and made it known that we should be prideful in who we are. Many people look at me and don\u2019t see this part of my identity despite its great influence on who I am today. I wanted to make this real and visible in these images. Spirituality and connection with the land is a major value within my culture. Although I identify as a Christian, I turn to nature to connect with my ancestors. In nature is where I feel most grounded and connected with them and now her.
\nAs I mourn my great-grandmother’s death, I am also forced to think about my Christian identity as this week is the holy week; marking Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection.<\/p>\n

During this time, resurrection after death symbolizes the light at the end of the tunnel. It reminds me that even after great loss, blessings are born. For me, this project has revealed to me the merging of the visible and invisible with spirituality. I have comfort in knowing that my grandmother is always with me and I will one day be with her again. I have hope that this is the fire, but from the ashes, something beautiful will be revealed. I will grow from this and carry on her legacy.<\/p>\n

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