This article states that on today, Sunday September 14th, the Nation September 11th Memorial & Museum will give away three tree seedlings. The seedlings are from a pear tree that was recovered from the aftermath of the World Trade Centers site and have been nurtured ever since. The seedlings are then given each year to towns in the United States that have suffered hardship and need a reminder that you can always recover.
I relate to this article with my art because I want to use my work to bring awareness to important issues. And along with the seedlings the memorial distributes they are always partnering with a company to create a book about The Tree. I have no personal connection to 9/11 as far as knowing individuals that were present in New York during that time, but I want my work to effectively communicate with those struggling from issues that I do have a personal connection to.
"In this powerful installation by Spencer Finch at the 9/11 Memorial Museum entitled "Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on that September Morning," each of the 2,983 blue squares represents a casualty from the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center attacks."-Saatchi Art
Spencer Finch
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