Confronting Loneliness
Bakpak Durden
Property donated by Leah & Brian Hatch
This mural was inspired by the work of local poet Jane Mayes as featured in her 2011 publication Drawn in Dust.
Birthday Buzzards
On my sixty-fifth birthday six buzzards circled overhead spoiling an otherwise glorious day
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Atop a fence post reminding me of life’s end birthday buzzard waits.
Loneliness
Loneliness and grief are raptors that voraciously eviscerate, yet leave the prey, invisibly wounded to walk among others unnoticed in its plight.
Only fellow victims recognize the results of the vicious assault, hear the hollow echo from within, reach out to support the faltering step, and try and fill the emptiness.
Bakpak Durden, a Detroit-based artist, delves into human consciousness and spiritual existence through a deconstructed cinematic lens. Inspired by Baroque and Afro-Surrealist influences, their work combines in-depth research, introspection, and an antidisciplinary approach to craft compelling, narrative-driven experiences. Renowned for their paintings depicting subjects in transitional states and large-scale murals that foster a deep connection with local communities, Durden continues to exhibit their work and create public art projects nationwide.
This installation is on private property. Please stay away from, and off of, the structures. Property owners are not responsible for personal injury.
