Birmingham’s civil rights history is etched into its streets, buildings and public spaces. But as generations of movement foot soldiers pass away and the preservation of historical memory faces new challenges, a local art project is asking residents to consider what happens when the responsibility of remembering falls on the public.
The Sacred Ordinary, a new public art installation in Birmingham’s Civil Rights District, uses illuminated everyday objects and sound to encourage visitors to engage with the city’s history in a different way.
The installation is produced by 1504, a narrative studio that integrates strategic communications with the visual arts, presented by the Ministry of Culture and created in partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association. The Sacred Ordinary opened Nov. 2 and will remain available through Dec. 13. The free experience takes visitors on a self-guided nighttime walk beginning at Kelly Ingram Park…