Gyun Hur’s ‘Flow’ installation draws together Atlanta’s Asian American community

Flux Projects has been flooding Atlanta with a multi-year public art installation series called Flow, an exploration of humanity’s complex relationship with water. This year, new works are emerging at sites across the city, including a series by multimedia artist Gyun Hur.

Hur’s series comprises of hand-blown, tear-shaped glass vessels that hold filtered water from rivers or creeks around Atlanta. The vessels are located at various Asian American advocacy organizations and individual homes across Atlanta, focusing heavily on the areas northeast of Atlanta with large Asian immigrant populations. The installation, titled “Our Mothers, Our Water, Our Peace,” addresses grief, loss and healing through the visual and symbolic framework of water.

Gyun Hur joined Lois Reitzes on “City Lights” to discuss her installation, which will remain until March 2025, when they will be gathered for a large scale installation open to the public. More can be found on Gyun Hur at her website, gyunhur.com.