Yeggy’s latest public installation entitled “Harmony” was featured on the Seattle Globalist. “Harmony” is a seven foot tall mosaic sculpture that weaves a message of multiculuralism and peace at Kebero Court, the first new building to be constructed in the Yesler Terrace redevelopment. The Yesler Terrace low income housing community is home to a large multicultrual population that includes immigrants,
From the Seattle Globalist:
As of now, about half of the 561 low-income housing units of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) development have been torn down. Residents have moved out to make way for mixed-income apartments split between SHA and Vulcan.
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At workshops and community events, he met residents of many different backgrounds, including East African, Filipino, African-American and Native American. The common message was one of peace, beauty, togetherness and caring. Those concepts were woven into his final mosaic design.
“Harmony” depicts an interweaving of several cultural symbols from eight parts of the world within the large circular frame. The carabao, an animal akin to a water buffalo, is a Filipino symbol of hard work and strength. Here it sits next to Sankofa, a West African symbol of a bird looking looking over its shoulder. Sankofa in the African-American community represents the idea that one must understand the past in order to move forward.
The “Harmony” mosaic can be seen on the corner of Boren Avenue and Yesler Way in Seattle.
Read the whole article online at the Seattle Globalist
Yeggy’s public art “Harmony”