We Grow On | Mississippi Museum of Art

Moss Couch, 2023
Sarah Jené and Jasmine Williams
Reclaimed couch, plants, flowers and other organic materials

We Grow On is an outdoor installation that reminds us we don’t get rid of grief; we grow through it. Through the incorporation of nature, we invite audiences into the Mississippi Museum of Art’s garden to settle into the difficult and variegated experiences of grief and to find new experiences of softness, healing, and resilience.

Part of MMA’s Center for Art & Public Exchange (CAPE)’s Artist in Residence program, We Grow On uses naturally occurring plants, flowers, and other organic materials to create a meditative place to consider grief and how we continue to grow in the wake of those experiences. The exhibition will include a moss couch symbolizing a place of rest, respite, and recovery, a stained-glass installation, and signage with meditative quotes and works of art to aid in contemplation and remembrance. We Grow On will be a place to express grief and help in the healing experience through the installation along with programming and events.