Chicago Ave and Halsted, created more than just corner to stand on, your walls supported a society where I learned to read and jump double-dutch rope
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But for tens of thousands over the decades since the first Cabrini residences were built in 1942, it was home.
To commemorate the end of Cabrini-Green and call attention to its role as a haven, a group including Prague-born School of the Art Institute faculty member Jan Tichy, social worker Efrat Appel, and 25 SAIC student collaborators is preparing Project Cabrini Green—an art installation that combines LED and sound technology with short stories and poetry on the themes of home, housing, and community.
“It was obvious after meeting with Jan and Efrat that their hearts were in the right place for this project.” says Bobby Biedrzycki, an instructor for After School Matters. Biedrzycki teaches 30 of the project participants. “Once we found out it was on the up-and-up, and I made sure this was not a case of the kids getting exploited because of their backgrounds, I brought it to the kids, and they were excited to be a part of it.” Workshoppers were given the chance to play with the sound software and see how the cadence in their voices affected the pulse of the light.
Opens Mon 3/28, 7 PM. Through end of demolition: Mon-Sun, 7 PM-1 AM, Division and Scott streets between Halsted and Larrabee, projectcabrinigreen.org.
