Widowsweave

Widowsweave is an awareness raising series of performances highlighting the conditions of Iraqi Widows who often struggle to acquire even basic necessities such as clean water or adequate shelter. Through artistic durational activities the artist and public participants mark 3,000,000 lines representing the number of Iraqi widows from 30 years of war, tyranny and sanctions.

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Kevin Valentine will have three new pieces in the Faculty Show at North Central College, Naperville. The reception is April 8th, from 6-8



Sunday, January 24, 2010

WidowsWeave - First Week Results

WidowsWeave - 43 Days
Day  1- 16,400 lines
Day  2- 13,600 lines
Day  3- 17,050 lines
Day  4- 19,500 lines
Day  5- 12,000 lines
Day  6- 15,700 lines
Day  7- 15,300 lines

Total:  109,550 lines drawn in the sand

Previous Lines in the Sand:

   1000 -Original Performance 7/16/09
   2900 -29th Anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War
     800 -8th Anniversary of the Afghan War
14,078 -with Core Project, Body Rewired and Jaber Alturfee
  4,362 -on Veteran's Day (number of US troops killed in Iraq)
 23,140 - Total

Total WidowsWeave: Lines in the Sand lines drawn:

  133,690 lines
lines remaining: 2,866,310

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