WORDFALL: CURRENTS
Installation by Lisa Hill and Francie Hester
Memorial Sloan Kettering, Teen and Young Adult Lounge, New York City
Wordfall: Currents, like its sister, Wordfall, draws on the poetry of Brendan Ogg, a 20-year-old cancer patient who turned to poetry and art during his 14-month battle with the disease. The young adults undergoing treatment at MSK wrapped fragments of Brendan’s poetry around 30,000 paperclips.
Those patients are integral to the creation of Wordfall: Currents, from which a community with a shared artistic goal has emerged. MSK’s new Teen and Young Adult Lounge is one of just a handful of programs across the country focused on this unique age group.
