USD Magazine, Fall 2002

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Artist David B. Smith designed the memorial to be a place of both individual and communal contemplation. crimes and race relations, stopped co smell the flowers in a recently completed peace garden or visited Smith's memorial during a noon prayer service at the IPJ, members of the USD community spent the one-year anniversary remembering the victims. Smith, who reaches a public arts course and was commissioned by USD co create the memorial, used materials similar co those at the World Trade Center. He reversed the names of the victims on the underside of rhe glass so visitors will see a reflection of the names, and possibly their own reflection as well. He listed the victims in alphabetical order by their hometowns, yer omitted their countries, so viewers might realize rhar they are citizens of one world. "Artists rry co comprehend and make sense of the world around rhem through that which they create," Smith said. "Now, one year later, I still cannot make sense of the events of Sept. 11 , nor can I fully compre– hend the many aces of terror and violence char occur on a daily basis around the world. "I do know, however, char chis memorial is my way, in some small measure, of honoring

by Krystn Shrieve W en David B. Smith, chair of the Department of Arr, unveiled rhe permanent Sept. 11 memorial in front of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, he wasn't about co cell people what co feel. He knows each person who views the work will have a different reaction. Sophomore Eryn McKinley was struck by the numbers - the circle of nine benches surrounded by 11 benches, with a connecr- ing circle of glass riles reflecting the names of nearly 3,000 victims. Junior Melissa Padgett drew strength from the throngs lined up co view rhe memorial on the one-year anniversary of the terrorise attacks. She wanted co be with ochers when she remembered chose who died.

Senior Caitlin Curran gazed ar the memo– rial and felt compelled co renew a promise she'd made a year earlier. 'Thar day, I vowed co be more apprecia– tive of my friends and family, co be less materialistic, and co be more

understanding of people's differences," said Curran, a psychology major. "I got away from rhar a little as the year went by, bur today I realize I muse work harder co make sure ir's ingrained into who I am."

"One year later, I still cannot make sense of the events of Sept. 11, nor can I fully comprehend the many acts of terror and violence that occur on a daily basis around the world." - Artist David B. Smith

rhe memory of chose who died," he adds, "and building a bridge of both healing and understanding between all of us and our future generations. "

Whether they recited rhe pledge of alle– giance around a flag raised co half-staff, passed the light of hope during a candlelight Mass, attended a panel discussion about hare

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