Aquapoppy is an art and design collaborative.
Jenna Lynch and collaborative partner, Eric Lima, have been friends for sixteen years and creative partners since 2001. The idea for Palm Peaces was initially inspired by Jenna's installations in medieval ruins in Ireland, but the tragic events of 9/11 inspired us to create something hopeful together.
After the initial shock, we gathered in Union Square to offer poems to the memory of the deceased. We hoped this senseless violence would not be answered with greater death and destruction. We began molding clay into the concave recesses of our hands. As we pressed the clay, we attempted to imprint not only the shape and lines of our palms, but also with a hope for peace and healing. We wanted our artwork to sooth the global community one person at a time.
Initially, we deposited individual Palm Peaces in sacred places; churches, monasteries, temples, and mosques. We both love to travel, and Palm Peaces were secretly deposited in Austria, Egypt, Ireland, Jordan, and Syria. Eric was more drawn to quiet landscapes; he placed our votive forms throughout New Zealand. It was our hope that if anyone found a Palm Peace he/she would hold it and receive some of the positive, hopeful energy we pressed into the forms when we created them. Palm Peaces were also given to friends and strangers: Coptic, Tibetan, and Buddhist monks, musicians like Chris Berry from Panjea, and our friends, because these individuals embodied peace and understanding.
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