biophilic art and design™ specialist
The Phoenix
WWII Memorial
Urban Eden
GRM Garden
The Opponents
Sarvodaya Garden
La Puerta
The Guardians
Rainstones
Origins
Cancer Center Video
My Brother's Keeper
Health Matters
Rillito River Seating
Sabino Canyon Sisters
Communion Table
Vlock Memorial
Longley-Cook Memorial
Centennial Garden
Marriage of the Pines
Midsummer Night's Dream
9/11 Memorial Finalist
Treasures of the Heart
Armillary
View All
sisters of carondelet
city psalms
CLIENT
sabino canyon, tucson, arizona
Location
30 feet of fabric
Materials
video & Photography
performance piece
medium
2015
Date
sisters of carondelet
sabino canyon sisters of carondelet
Sisters of Carondelet was a historical project sponsored by City Psalms. In the late 1800s, French sisters from the order of St. Joseph of Carondelet traveled from St. Louis, Missouri, through California, then through the harsh, arid desert of Arizona. They traveled to start schools. However, due to a national outbreak of tuberculosis, patients began arriving in Arizona in unexpected numbers; instead of teachers, the sisters became nurses. Tasks included washing sheets, preparing meals, and comforting the endless stream of patients arriving by railway cars daily.
The Sisters of Carondelet is a performance piece encompassing the spirit of hardship, determination, and dedication. Using over 30 yards of satin fabrics, this work represents the washing of linens and the spiritual washing of souls in the desert oasis.
Browse
categories
more work
