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Work On Display: The Knitted Bridge
The Knitted Bridge represents a community outreach endeavor in Baltimore and aims to encourage active participation by creating a structure that people can physically interact with. It is a steel structure with a suspended, knitted, rope bridge. The knitted section is the product of several knitting workshops taught in different areas in the city. After the completion of the rope bridge, the participants from the community are invited to paint the structure to complete the experience. The Knitted Bridge symbolizes the bridging of many communities in Baltimore, connecting with the themes of the exhibition in terms of how maps and geographic boundaries divide our communities and define us, and how extending beyond and crossing those boundaries is critical.
Artist: Rachel Faller