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The artist says the sculpture was meant as a reflection on Lincoln's abolitionist legacy. Now it says something about climate change, too.As of Monday, June 24, 2024, this wax Abraham Lincoln statue had melted so much, it was headless. Photo by Omega Ilijevich.
If you spent any time outdoors this weekend, you might have felt like you were liquefying amidst the thick air and beating sun. Unfortunately for one wax statue in Shaw, the heat wave was enough to actually melt it., a Richmond artist who has made wax versions of historical monuments around the country, mostly on the East Coast.
Because of the short life of the first statue, CulturalDC, along with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the school asked Williams to recast it for the new year. The second statue was installed in February and only has 10 wicks, making it harder for it to melt down all at once. So far, passersby haven’t melted it much.Williams, who uses they/them pronouns, said they didn’t expect the wax to be affected by the heat wave at all.
Williams said they hope observers find deep meaning upon reflection of the melted Lincoln. Their original vision was to juxtapose Lincoln’s legacy with that of the Camp Barker site, and cause passersby to think about the president’s record as an abolitionist. Now, though, they said the statue can also send a message about the effects of climate change.
“A lot of questions are around whether my intentions were to melt this thing in this way,” said Williams. “But this is a climate crisis that we’re all dealing with, and I think the piece is reflecting that, despite what our intentions were for the project.”The statue is intended to be up through September.
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