Meg Saligman is a widely acclaimed installation artist who uses her art as a way to inspire, transform, and give voice to those that go unheard. She uses a variety of media including paint, light, and glass. She is known for her collaborative process which embraces and gives life to existing architecture. In the fall of 2014 Meg and her team approached The Lighting Practice about a planned installation in the Stephen Klein Wellness Center located in North Philadelphia. TLP joined the collaboration with Project HOME to provide lighting design for the art installation. TLP’s Al Borden and Ryan Conover used light to support the community vison of “warmth, comfort and a path to wellness” within the Stephen Klein Wellness Center. Below are photographs, the artist’s description, and a brief segment from the documentary about Woven Sanctuary.
Meg Saligman Studios: Woven Sanctuary
Woven Sanctuary is a permanent multi-media installation made of light, wood, video, paint, and water at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center located at the heart of North Philadelphia. Much like a woven cloth depends on individual fibers to create something whole, the Stephen Klein Wellness Center thrives through each and every community member. For the art in this lobby and throughout the Wellness Center, pieces of cloth and the stories behind them were shared. The work came to represent an interconnectedness of community. Whether a cherished item of clothing, a washcloth used to wipe a brow, a blanket to warm, or a beloved quilt passed down from a grandmother – from one grows many strong.
This is a collaborative art by Juan Dimida, Daniel Ostrov, Ben Riley, James Rushing, James Tafel Shuster, Stephanie Cole, and Meg Saligman.