New Orleans Public Library: Aug 12 To Live Is To Die: A Conversation With Artist Marta Rodriguez Maleck

New Orleans LA

13 August, 2021

5:05 AM

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Press release from the New Orleans Public Library: 2021-08-12 What must die for life to be worth living? What does truly living look like? These are the questions artist Marta Rodriguez Maleck seeks to pose in her new installation, "Vivir es Morir," which is currently on display at the New Orleans Public Library's Main Library.  Combining sculpture and audio, Rodriguez Maleck invites visitors to climb up, sit down, read, and listen to themes exploring death and rebirth.  "The title, 'Vivir es Morir,' translates to 'To Live is to Die,'" Rodriguez Maleck explained. "Having just gone through a period of prolonged communal grief, I wanted to create a piece that honored that grief and hopefully provides some visionary and thoughtful answers to the toughest questions we are facing now: What beliefs, systems, relationships, and institutions need to die or be reimagined for us to thrive?"  The piece captures roughly 45 different voices that reflect on these questions for audiences to listen to as they explore the multi-level structure. Over time, Rodriguez Maleck plans to change and update the audio, so the conversations continue to evolve. What must die for life to be worth living? What does truly living look like? These are the questions artist Marta Rodriguez Maleck seeks to pose in her new installation, "Vivir es Morir," which is currently on display at the New Orleans Public Library's Main Library.  Combining sculpture and audio, Rodriguez Maleck invites visitors to climb up, sit down, read, and listen to themes exploring death and rebirth.  "The title, 'Vivir es Morir,' translates to 'To Live is to Die,'" Rodriguez Maleck explained. "Having just gone through a period of prolonged communal grief, I wanted to create a piece that honored that grief and hopefully provides some visionary and thoughtful answers to the toughest questions we are facing now: What beliefs, systems, relationships, and institutions need to die or be reimagined for us to thrive?"  The piece captures roughly 45 different voices that reflect on these questions for audiences to listen to as they explore the multi-level structure. Over time, Rodriguez Maleck plans to change and update the audio, so the conversations continue to evolve. This press release was produced by the New Orleans Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.