Alienable right to life features the names of 1,039 people killed in mass shootings since the Columbine high school massacre in 1999.Alienable right to life features the names of 1,039 people killed in mass shootings since the Columbine high school massacre in 1999.
Nearby is an interactive circular mural, representing an upside down Stars and Stripes for visitors to share personal stories.The structures are surrounded by trappings of the nation’s capital: historic quotations about Washington inscribed on the upper terrace; a statue of, a general in the Continental army, on horseback; the executive office of the mayor and the council of the District of Columbia; the National Theatre, about to stage Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
“This art is meant to broaden the dialogue regarding gun access from a singular focus on the right to bear arms to the individual right to life that emanates from the Declaration of Independence. I’m just going to go there, folks: if people are willing to fight for the rights of frozen embryos in Alabama, we should fight for the rights of America’s children.”
In an interview, the artist said she hoped the scale and prominence of her work can transcend political divisions.