Alexandria Public Art
Wrought, Knit, Labors, Legacies, created by Brooklyn, New York based artist, Olalekan Jeyifous, seeks to stitch Alexandria’s story together, featuring symbols that represent Alexandria’s merchant and manufacturing history, including factories, tobacco warehouses, breweries and railways. The ground mural incorporates African American quilting and textile traditions, which are historically tied to storytelling and oral tradition. When viewed as a whole, the pattern is an abstract grid or map with the manufacturing icons appearing throughout. From this colorful and rich surface, four large figures arise and face the water. Ornate metal profiles wrapped in sculptural seating platforms are illuminated in low light.
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