The coiled rice papers on Akiko Sugiyama's "We Will Remember" represent the persons whose lives were blown away during the September 11th attack. Instead of draping serenely, they are at an angle to show the abrupt and total disruption of their dreams and relationships. The rice paper veil on top is to present a mystic atmosphere mixed with sadness over this tragic violence, respect for the loss of many individual lives, and the setback to humanity's long struggle to have a world beyond our roots in jungles and caves. The piece's title is a promise to try from time to time to find ways to lessen such tragic events, to move beyond the temporary solutions of wars, to the civilization of which we are capable where all humans have true freedom. Today we remember those who lost their lives this day twenty-one years ago. We keep their loved ones and all those impacted in our thoughts and close to our hearts. _______________ #AkikoSugiyama We Will Remember, 2001. Rice paper, wood, beads, wire, ink, thread, adhesive #NeverForget