BUSHRA AUMIR

 WORK
   1     ROUTES (Anti-Monument I)
   2     RESOLUTE (Anti-Monument II)
   3     MEGA KERF
   4     DIMPLE WALL

   5     HOLOWALL
   6     DISASTER INFRASTRUCTURES
   7     RE-BIRTH OF STEEL
   8     CHIMNEY HOUSE

   9     ARRIVAL SEQUENCE
  10    MIMETIC MEMBRANE
  11     MANTIS SHRIMP



     EXTERNAL  LINKS
       Exemplary Project Grant 
      Resolute
      HoloWall:  RUBI LAB
      CODA: EVITIM
      Research Report: Noguchi



RESOLUTE


Rethinking Monuments in Hodinöhsö:ni’
Territories
Cornell University 
Spring 22 I Thesis

Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Medal 2022

Independant Thesis Project 
Advised by:
Tom Carruthers + Xiaoxue Ma + Jolene K.Rickard 

Location : Ithaca, NY 

THEME: Reconciliation
PROCESS: Community Engagement
MATERIAL: Metal + Fibers
RESULT: Provocation 




This installation invites the Cornell community to engage with the land’s histories, challenging comfort zones to spark reflection on discomfort and its causes. Poles of varying heights recreate the Allegheny Basin, symbolizing the depth and scale of the OHI:YO’ River;  a major tributary of the Ohio River, before its flooding by the Kinzua Dam. 

Positioned above the Kroch Library Vault, the water topography emphasizes the archive’s vast size and its historically significant documents, often overlooked by students passing the Arts Quad. By connecting the dispossession of First Nations from the 19th century to today, this project evokes discomfort, hope, and compassion, fostering curiosity and dialogue about reconciliation.
 

Link to Thesis Book
  
Arts Quad: A backdrop for the installation, highlighting the archive beneath that preserves Cornell’s land grant documents.

Map showing the Allegheny River’s expansion after the Kinzua Dam: black for the original footprint, grey for the expansion, yellow for lost structures, and purple for those that remain


Allegheny River: A closer examination of the river’s expansion and the infrastructure submerged 


Arts Quad Plan: Highlighting the location of the land grant documents





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Partial Allegany River footprint, elevated on poles that connect to the archive below

Glaciers sculpt and carve the landscape, creating distinctive glacial landforms, such as the Cayuga and Finger Lakes



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