Artist Lady PheOnix poses for a photograph in an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” in honor of the late Breonna Taylor at Maurice A. Ferre Park next to the Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, Friday December 3, 2021, In Miami. The project was created in collaboration between Lady PheOnix and Taylor’s sister, Ju’Niyah Palmer.
A logo with a QR code is painted on a sidewalk at the entrance to an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” in honor of the late Breonna Taylor at Maurice A. Ferre Park next to Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, Friday December 3, 2021 in Miami. The project was created in collaboration between artist Lady PheOnix and Taylor’s sister, Ju’Niyah Palmer.
Jenni Odgen, from Los Angeles, walks through an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” in honor of the late Breonna Taylor at Maurice A. Ferre Park next to the Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, the Friday December 3. 2021, in Miami. The project was created in collaboration between artist Lady PheOnix and Taylor’s sister, Ju’Niyah Palmer.
The late Breonna Taylor, left, and her sister Ju’Niyah Palmer, right, are shown on a screen as part of an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” made in her honor at Maurice A. Ferre next to the Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, Friday, December 3, 2021, in Miami. Palmer collaborated on the project with artist Lady PheOnix.
The late Breonna Taylor is shown on screen as part of an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” made in her honor at Maurice A. Ferre Park next to the Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, Friday, December 19. 3, 2021, in Miami. The project was created in collaboration between Lady PheOnix and Taylor’s sister, Ju’Niyah Palmer.
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press
Say her name with flowers on the tongue – that’s what Breonna Taylor’s sister wants during Miami Art Week from people visiting an augmented reality garden created to honor her late sister.
“Breonna’s Garden,” commemorating the 26-year-old medical worker shot dead by police in an apartment raid, recalls the transformative power of art, even amid the lavish celebrity parties surrounding prestigious events Art Basel.
The interactive garden can be seen in person until Sunday at Maurice A. Ferré Park next to the Perez Art Museum, or through an online app. It comes to the Miami Art Festival after having its premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
“Now is a great time to say her name louder,” Taylor’s sister Ju’Niyah Palmer said in a statement.
The garden, teeming with Taylor’s favorite items like flowers and butterflies, was created by artist and curator Lady PheOnix and Palmer, who originally wanted it to be a safe space for family and friends. friends can grieve online.
But as Taylor’s story swept the nation, coming to the forefront of Black Lives Matter and sparking protests against the use of so-called ‘no-move’ policies, the concept was broadened to give the public a place to deal. her grief, the women mentioned.
