2024-11-23T21:23:30-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150255798/ekene-ijeoma-s-latest-public-installation-reflects-on-social-inequality-to-create-a-place-of-sanctuary-at-a-time-of-intense-hardship-and-loss Katherine Guimapang 2021-03-19T15:09:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2a566b3fb2a847a0df745e841cccf728.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"Between the ongoing struggles in the racial and political movements in the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to find the time and space to breathe deeply and rest well. I held my breath for most of last year..." &mdash; these are the words of <a href="https://studioijeoma.com/" target="_blank">Ekene Ijeoma</a>, artist, professor of Media Arts and Science at <a href="https://archinect.com/mitarchitecture" target="_blank">MIT</a>, and founder/director of the <a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/poetic-justice/overview/" target="_blank">Poetic Justice group at MIT Media Lab</a>. </p> <p>On March 16, Ijeoma unveiled his public installation <em>Breathing Pavilion</em> to the public. Located at The Plaza at 300 Ashland in Brooklyn, the pavilion was co-produced by <a href="https://archinect.com/van_alen" target="_blank">Van Alen Institute</a> and the not-for-profit local development corporation <a href="https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/about" target="_blank">Downtown Brooklyn Partnership</a>. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b1a8242c7ca2843c02041ef3460bf11a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b1a8242c7ca2843c02041ef3460bf11a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Ekene Ijeoma is the founder of Studio Ijeoma. "Through both his studio and lab at MIT, Ijeoma researches social inequality across multiple fields including social science to develop artworks in sound, video, multimedia, sculpture and installation." Text courtesy of studioijeoma.com Photo: Kris Graves</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12dc2a146d33a3e19889bf23ffce8ee4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12dc2a146d33a3e19889bf23ffce8ee4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Breathing Pavilion, Ekene...</figcaption></figure>