fading with every day, yet the memory stays just as strong.
In Union Square in the underground corridor above N/R line on the west wall, are all the names of those who perished. Label stickers that John Lin (I only discovered the artist by posting this clip) put up onto the subway tile, some names are fading. You could miss it if you're not paying attention. In this clip I took my niece Sara to walk the corridor. She was 9 at the time of the tragedy living in NJ and like us all, forever changed by the event. Every time I perform in Union Square, I point out to people as they rush on by, this moving simple tribute. A quiet reflection of the gravity and loss, slowly fading from the finger tips that brush over the names.
It's still there. You should check it out.
Thanks to Melea Seward for informing me that the wall sticker installation was created by John Lin.
She writes: My friend John Lin did this. He measured the space, mapped the white subway tiles, printed all the names of those that died on 9/11, and enlisted a bunch of us to help him make this wall. It was the weekend after September 11 -- maybe 20 people or so -- unpeeled Avery labels and affixed them in alphabetical order -- to the wall. I had just moved to New York a few months before. I have recently left NYC -- was there a few weeks ago and ran into this wall, noticed the peeling stickers. And had a moment. I was writing about it and wondered if anyone else had noticed it.
I'm pleased to see that you made this video. And accompanied the long walk down that hallway with your song.
Thank you.
music performed and written by Cathy Grier
Past 911 blog posts:
2012 after Hurricane Sandy Stirred Not Shaken
2011 September 11
2010 Where Are We Now
2009 Remembrance