Arrival - Denver, CO - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This appears to be either a complimentary piece to the nearby 'Journey' (visit link) or a further commentary on how slavery shattered lives. The piece is in a landscaped area at a staircase to enter on of the classroom buildings on the Auraria Campus. 'Journey' may be found at (visit link) .

From a distance, this piece, Arrival, looks like a ship made of sticks and twigs. As one walks closer, one realized it is human figures, stacked erratically, perhaps exploring how slavery would so change their lives into a living hell. Naturally, these pieces have quickly become a very controversial piece since it reminds us of a horrid part of human history; and that slavery that continues to this day. The piece is by Denver artist Michael Brohman (visit link) .

Research of this piece has demonstrated the journey the sculpture has taken itself. The piece was in Colorado Springs by the former El Paso County court house which is now the Pioneer History museum. Discussion of the sculpture and surrounding controversy may be found in this article (visit link) . Obviously, the sculpture is no longer in Colorado Springs; it is on Auraria Campus in Denver where the artist is on staff.

A heated blog post (of which I only link for the information about the sculpture - not to open further discussion of social problems) provides greater detail about the sculpture and the artist and the reaction of the community (visit link) .

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Arrival Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Michael Brohman Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2002 Materials used: Bronze Location: Auraria Campus

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/26/2019 WalkingDuo visited it