Reflections of Healing Gallery Detail 2930 Telegraph

Reflections of Healing Gallery Installation

Kate Hobbs,Chinaka Hodge, and Favianna Rodriguez before they are temporarily installed in Oakland library branches for summer 2011.

2930 Telegraph, Oakland CA, May 6, 2011

 

Reflections of Healing is a multi-faceted process of community building that includes the collaborative development of large-scale public works featuring Bay Area residents pictured as adolescents – who through practice or legacy demonstrate healing. The project reflects new definitions of youth identity while producing an Oakland-wide installation that celebrates past, present, and future models of healing.

 

The eight portraits were started in October 2010 when they were colored by hundreds of hands at Lil' Bobby Hutton Park (deFremery Park) in West Oakland as part of the LIFE is LIVING (LiL) Festival. LiL is a national initiative that establishes a new model for partnerships between diverse and under-resourced communities, green action agencies, and the contemporary arts world.

 

 

Reflections of Healing includes 8 portraits of Oakland healers installed May - September 2011 at Oakland Public Library Branches and at 2930 Telegraph. Their locations are:

 

Lil’ Bobby Hutton – 2930 Telegraph, 2930 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Ca

 

Sifu Kate Hobbs - Rockridge Branch, 5366 College Avenue, Oakland, Ca

 

Favianna Rodriguez - Cesar E. Chavez Branch, 3301 E. 12th Street #271, Oakland, Ca

 

Bryant Terry - West Oakland Branch, 1801 Adeline Street #1, Oakland, Ca

 

Nicole Lee and John Santos - 81st Avenue Branch, 1021 81st Avenue, Oakland, Ca

 

Chinaka Hodge and Larry Yang - Eastmont Branch, Eastmont Town Center, 7200 Bancroft Ave #211, Oakland

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