Flux Film 025: Our mothers, our water, our peace

Our mothers, our water, our peace, was an immersive installation and community-centered project by Korean American artist Gyun Hur, that culminated in an installation at the Goat Farm, March 15 – 30, 2025. During his two-week engagement we offered performances, workshops, and artist talks.

Rooted in the experiences of the Atlanta Asian community, Our mothers, Our water, Our peace explored grief, resilience, and the power of collective healing. Created in response to the rise in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic and the tragic 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, this project spoke to universal themes of loss, remembrance, and the ongoing search for belonging. Through gathering, reflection, and storytelling, Hur invited audiences to consider how we hold grief, honor our histories, and foster intergenerational connections across communities.

Over 2024, 100 delicate glass vessels filled with water from local rivers and creeks were placed in public and private spaces across Atlanta. Locations included Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta, the Asian American Advocacy Fund, the Lawrenceville Arts Center, the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage, and 12 individual Asian American family homes. These vessels, installed with the support of artist and community liaison Nicole Kang Ahn, became quiet yet profound symbols of healing, care, and justice—markers of the unseen labor of remembrance and resilience.

In March 2025, these vessels returned to form a communal site of reflection, remembrance, and connection at the Goat Farm, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings. As a living archive, the installation illuminated often invisible histories—the labor of love, the weight of loss, and the strength of those who continue to build, resist, and dream.

A music score by Hahn Rowe will accompany the installation.