Artist-in-Residence Blog: Filming the Mount Auburn Winter
“In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.” – Poet Elizabeth Alexander Unlike the bright colors of Summer, the birdsongs of Spring, or the airborne leaves of Autumn, Winter is full of empty spaces. … Continue reading
He Fled to Boston, For Freedom
Filmmaker: Roberto Mighty At about age 36, Peter Byus (b. unverified, d. 1867) escaped slavery in Virginia and settled in Boston. Against all odds, he became a man of means. His monument depicts a bondsman breaking free from his chains, and … Continue reading
Experiencing Roberto Mighty’s earth.sky
On a snowy February morning, I went to the studio of filmmaker and new media artist Roberto Mighty in Fort Point Channel to preview earth.sky, a multimedia installation that was to be shown at Story Chapel during Cambridge Open Studios … Continue reading
Cambridge Open Studios: earth.sky Multimedia Installation
In April 2014, filmmaker and new media artist Roberto Mighty became Mount Auburn Cemetery’s first artist-in-residence. In 2013, the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery was awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (MA-30-13-0533-13) for a two-year … Continue reading