Exhibits & Events

Rachel Hsu’s new outdoor sculpture, The Weight of Our Living, invites us to stop and listen, connecting our physical experience with emotion. It is intended to be a meditative journey inspired, among other things, by poetry. On the bench, you’ll find Hsu’s own poetry inscribed:Is it a bearable pain? Make a fist, then open. Tread barefoot until you become tender.

On Saturday, October 26th, head to Maja Park—the site of The Weight of Our Living—for a free poetry workshop with former Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson, joined by the artist, Rachel Hsu. Mayson will kick off the event with a reading, followed by three activities centered on the themes in Hsu’s work. Participants will also receive a free notebook and pen from the Association for Public Art.