Weaving the River at the Quindaro Symposium: Strength Through Numbers

Jillian Youngbird will weave a river from sticks and resources collected from the Quindaro settlement and yarn steeped in water of the Missouri. This installation includes a soundscape composed by Jen Appell using natural samples collected on the historic grounds, voices of residents, songs of slavery and Wyandot Nation music. This physical interpretation of Quindaro, meaning bundle of sticks or stronger together, represents the strength of weaving together a community. The topography of the Missouri and Kansas riverbanks will be interpreted by Justin Border and Meghan Rowswell through sculpture allowing the public to walk the landscape. Our team has also created info-graphics depicting the populations past and present challenges inspired by the early graphic design of W.E.B. Du Bois.