Photos by Michael Stewart
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is bringing back a sound installation that originally debuted in 2021. Created by NYC-based composer Michael Gordon, “loved.” is a site-specific installation featuring seven vibraphones playing meditative compositions every hour. On view from March 15 to 30, the installation provides a space for visitors to sit, reflect, and remember the people or things they lost during the pandemic.
The city and surrounding area became the epicenter for Covid during the early spring of 2020. As of 2023, deaths from the pandemic in New York City exceeded 45,000 people.
Originally commissioned in 2021, the installation returns to the garden’s Cherry Esplanade to mark the pandemic’s fifth anniversary. The performances run for five minutes and 31 seconds.
“In this city so filled with many different people, the common thread of those lost to Covid was that they were loved,” Gordon said.
“As a way to reach out to those impacted by loss, to those seeking a few moments to sit and think and remember, I sought to create a space where the memory of those loved ones could be honored.”
The sound installation will play every hour on the Cherry Esplanade from March 15 to 30, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Special live performances by the 42-piece ensemble Mantra Percussion will take place on March 22 every hour from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Access to “loved.” is free with garden admission. Learn more here.
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