Entrance passageway, bottom of escalators.

Woven Identities, 1999 - 2026
Meghan Walsh and Casa Del Pueblo Youth
Aerosol paint, MDF panels, wood, aluminum, Plexiglas, and Voltarc fluorescent bulbs
6' high x 33' wide

Woven Identities  was realized by Washington, D.C. architect and artist Meghan Walsh and young adults at the Casa Del Pueblo Community Center. The sculptural mural uses portraits to capture the diverse population found in the Columbia Heights community. In the center is Rigoberta Menchu, the Guatemalan human rights activist who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. Other faces are more random, taken from photos the group shot in the neighborhood. Walsh was inspired by her Casa Del Pueblo students, who urged her to let the mural have a graffiti component, which can be seen in the shading and outlining techniques. Colored neon lights attached behind several panels illuminate the mural.

This project was made possible in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.