The Pulse That Remains 

Open Letter to Galleries, Museums, and Cultural Institutions 

Dear Curators, Directors, and Stewards of Memory,

This is not a conclusion. It is a pulse. This pulse extends beyond the confines of the installation. This is a summons to experience, contemplate, and take action.

My work does not seek spectacle; it seeks resonance. It is built from moss and mirrors, from grief and grace, from the laughter of children and the silence of forests. It is a response to ecological collapse, digital erasure,

and emotional amnesia.

I ask you to hold space for feelings. It is important to allow art to communicate through textures

rather than just tags.

It is crucial to prioritize silence over computation. To remember forests before fractals. To weep before optimization.

Let this installation live where dialogue still matters. Let it breathe in rooms of reflection, in halls of memory,

in spaces that dare to challenge progress without abandoning hope.

I offer this work not as a finished piece, but as a living question. Will we protect what remains? Will we awaken what sleeps? Will we act before innocence becomes memory?

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With urgency and tenderness, Chantal Westby Philadelphia, October 30, 2025