Ekene Ijeoma (give thanks, safe travel)
Black Forest Library (Special Project) at 1-54 New York May 13–17, Westbeth Gallery (Opening) April 28, AIGA NY Panel April 20, Harmony Park (Opening Performance/Panel) April 17-18, Tree Hustler (Street Performance) April 10–11, Residency Unlimited NYC-based AIR, Van Alen Vanguard, Speak Data (Book Interview), Architecture League Independent Project Grant, Black Forest, A Counting,
Harmony Park 2026Participatory, Land, Light, Installation
Stone Circle Bench 1, 2 2025Participatory, Land, Sculpture, 
Tree Grills2025Sculpture
Black Forest: New York 2025
Participatory, Land
An Artist Survived Today 2024
Textile
Energy Poles: Big Dipper (Lifesaver)2024
Participatory, Light, Installation
Deconstructed Anthems: Massachusetts2024
Music, Performance, Installation
Black Forest: Providence 2023-ongoingParticipatory, Land
Black Forest: St. Louis 2023-ongoingParticipatory, Land
Black Forest: Seattle 2023-ongoingParticipatory, Land
Black Forest: Florida City 2023-ongoingParticipatory, Land
Black Forest: Melvindale 2022-ongoingParticipatory, Land
A Counting: Boston-Cambridge 2022-ongoingParticipatory, Sound Installation
Deconstructed Anthems: Nebraska 2022Music, Performance, Participatory, Installation
Breathing Pavilion 2021/2022
Participatory, Light, Sound, Installation, Music, Performance, 
Energy Poles: Peace (Peacemaker) 2021Participatory, Light, Installation
Deconstructed Anthems: Washington, D.C. 2018Music, Performance
Deconstructed Anthems: United States 2017Music, Performance, Light, Installation

Harmony Park
2025


A wild meadow with 2 interactive installations
96 x 432 x 984 in (243.84 x 1097.28 x 2499.36 cm)

Energy Poles: Checkers, 2026
steel, acrylic, LEDs, custom electronics, gravel
24 x 252 x 252 in (60.96 x 640.08 x 640.08 cm)

Sight Lines: Checkers, 2026
steel, stone, gravel
96 x 252 x 252 in (243.84 x 640.08 x 640.08 cm)
Commissioned by Central Baltimore Partnership

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies 

Harmony Park is a landwork for which I transformed two vacant lots in Baltimore into a public sculpture park with a community meadow and interactive installations. Sampling checkers, a symbol for unity in the Maryland flag and Kente fabrics, Harmony Park serves as a stage for interspecies play, inviting neighbors and pollinators to find harmony, much like a jazz ensemble finding its groove. This work responds to a dual crisis in the U.S.—social division and environmental degradation—asserting that communal reconciliation and ecological restoration are intrinsically linked and should be addressed simultaneously.

My sculpture park adds another patchwork to the local tapestry of green spaces, which include Barclay Park, a family park next door, and Wonderground Park, a community park around the corner. I collaborated with the Neighborhood Design Center to design a wild meadow that features thousands of native, pollinator-friendly plants, such as Spring Oat, Big Blue Stem, Purple Love Grass, and Pink Muhly Grass—amplifying the chorus of regional bees and butterflies. We invited the local community to sow the meadow with us so that every seed would be nurtured and cherished with care. This multi-stakeholder greening effort expands on my ongoing earthwork Black Forest (2022–now), for which I’ve planted over 600 trees with various communities across 8 states.

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