To The Moon celebrates humanity’s propensity to strive for a better future. This digital collage combines the earthly and celestial as well as the personal and communal to dazzling effect.
Set in a surreal garden of fruits, flowers, and foliage, this work is about the future: hope, possibility, and potential. A young boy stands hand in hand with his mother as they walk towards the large and luminous moon. The mother is steadfast in her approach to this bright future; the boy looks up to her, cautious but trusting. Two magpies frame the scene, a sign of good luck that indicates joy, love, and lasting fortune. On the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this piece represents the fear and excitement of an unknown future and the fruits of one’s labor to willingly move forward with hope.
The 2019 edition of Between Us: The Downtown Denver Alleyways Project celebrates Upper Downtown as an international business center and Denver as a world-class city with five site-specific art installations by local, female artists Sabin Aell, Lares Feliciano, Rian Kerrane, Marsha Mack and Chinn Wang. These works highlight the connections local artists have to the greater global community, redefine how people engage with urban settings and create a sense of place that goes beyond geography. The project is supported by the Downtown Denver Partnership and the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District.
Funded and maintained by DDP & BID logos
Co-curated by Castle Productions & Hey Hue
Photos by Jason DeWitt Photography