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Southland Sessions
Re-Thinking Modern-Day Monuments
Artists and activists Sandra de la Loza, Joel Garcia and Mercedes Dorama contemplate the true nature of monuments and how they can best reflect the communities they're in. Can living trees be considered monuments, rather than putting up sculptures of historical figures that have questionable legacies on this nation's history?
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