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COLIN WINTERBOTTOM
Vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Archival pigment print
19-1/2 x 24 in.
Courtesy of the artist
ARTIST STATEMENT
On the evening that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, hundreds of Washingtonians spontaneously assembled on the plaza outside the Supreme Court. They quietly gathered to honor the great life Ginsburg had lived and to reflect on how their lives were enriched through her activism, her judicial decision, and her remarkable example.
As a fine art photographer, architecture is my muse. But hungry for inspiration since COVID-19 restrictions had slowed our lives, I thought a new practice in my architectural work could apply to photographing gatherings in the city. We look over the shoulders of the nearest group as they look down to their memorial offerings. Beyond them we see those on the plaza as they return the gaze of those on the distant stairs. They are two groups looking to each other as they reflect and worry, their thoughts rising up to the court itself, with its imperiled promise engraved in marble: "Equal Justice Under Law." |