Water, Memory and Ritual is a multi-part meditation on water as a medium for the cyclical forces of death and life. The impetus for this project began with remembering those who have died in bodies of water surrounding New York City and on Pagganuck (Governors Island). Waters bordering the five boroughs hold memories of injustice — starting with the loss of indigenous lives at the arrival of settler colonialists. Contemplating death in water through historical events led to encompassing all lives lost in bodies of water. My work reveals a reverent focus on the sacredness of water and its connection with the cyclical forces of death and life.

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