PERSONAL STORY BY KARLA FUNDERBURK
CRANES FOR A CAUSE THE MEMORIAL CRANE PROJECT
My name is Karla Funderburk and I am an artist and a gallerist in Los Angeles. My intention for creating the Memorial Crane Project is to commemorate those individuals lost to Covid and to bring inclusion, awareness and support to those impacted by this loss. I chose the Japanese Origami Crane because I was inspired by the tradition of a community coming together to fold and the legend that if anyone folds 1,000 cranes, their wish will be granted with eternal good luck, good health, peace, safety, and safe travels into the next life. I felt it was truly a fitting symbol for this memorial project, and the perfect way to mark this time in our history. The deep meaning of the origami crane is the safe transport of the soul into their next life. I was also moved by the story of the young girl Sadako Sasaki, who folded 1,000 origami cranes before her death from exposure to radiation after the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, and Nagasaki Japan. Sadako inspired the greater symbol for the origami cranes by her prayer of healing and wishes of peace on earth, which I feel is exactly what the world needs now.
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