The WaterFire Beacon of Hope is a LIVE 24/7 dynamic art installation created by the WaterFire Providence team under the artistic direction of founder, executive artistic director and coCEO, Barnaby Evans. Due to Stay at Home Orders, the WaterFire Beacon of Hope can currently only be experienced over the Internet at
https://waterfire.org/waterfire-beacon-of-hope/.
The WaterFire Beacon of Hope presents a solitary illuminated WaterFire brazier in the Main Hall of the WaterFire Arts Center surrounded by a field of luminaria, each memorializing a Rhode Island soul lost to COVID-19. The installation, which also includes a field of stars overhead and WaterFire soundtrack, can be experienced 24 hours a day and cast to viewer’s TVs.]]>
My experience with Covid learning was largely bad. I struggled to pay attention in zoom
classes and I felt trapped in my house, which got quite difficult after a long period of time. I
learned the value of in-person learning, while also gaining experience in independence that
usually doesn’t come until later in life. It was hard to be stuck in long zoom calls, especially
when everyone’s cameras were off and I was just staring at a blank screen for an hour. I wasn’t
alone, though, the whole world was struggling with me. In a way, it united the world and also
revealed underlying problems I hadn’t realized were even there. Some people couldn’t even get
access to good wifi for their classes. Now, I hope that people will be able to support and
sympathize for each other and the resources that they have, and work together to solve their
problems.]]>