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Social practice | Sculpture | Performance
Philadelphia, PA
Sail Through This to That is Indira Allegra’s newest commission exploring the lives of Ona Judge, the bondswoman who styled Martha Washington and escaped to freedom from Philadelphia in 1796, and the Philadelphia trans woman and aspiring fashion designer Rem'mie Fells who was tragically killed in 2020. In partnership with Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, William Way LGBT Community Center, and the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Allegra will use 18th century techniques and fabrics reflecting Fells’s vibrant aesthetic to create three schooner sails. Sail Through This to That will culminate in a community-led procession that follows Judge’s escape on the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River along west Philadelphia where an annual celebration is held to honor the life of Fells. The sails will be exhibited on a schooner that will also host the project’s public programming at the Spruce Street Harbor on the Delaware River. A video installation accompanying the project will be on view at the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

