HEALING SCARRED MEMORY THROUGH LIVING MEMORY

The roofscape violently punctures the threshold of the Sacred Ground, its tip rupturing the earth’s delicate fabric.  The words “1003:11 Sacred Ground” and the empowering mission statement mark the roofscape’s end.  The 40 names of the deceased are inscribed on its monolithic form, creating contrasting scales between the individual and the enormity of their sacrifice.  Its form separates and preserves the poignant absence of the Sacred Ground from the recovered landscape of the blooming white meadow.  It is a place for remembrance and quiet reverence – a place for healing a scarred memory. ▼

◄ Upon departing the memorial, visitors find themselves immersed in the immensity of a vast bowl-shape meadow scarred by drainage swales and mining pools. Its 'void' and empty temperament signifies the beginning of a new journey in life - a chapter written in memory of loved ones.