June 5 would have marked Taylor’s 29th birthday. Family and friends gathered for a brunch and day party.
The family of Breonna Taylor is preserving her memory via an augmented reality exhibit that celebrates her life.
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A hologram of Walker appears in the virtual memorial and he shares a memory of Taylor’s favorite song, according to the report.
Lady Phøenix co-created the Breonna’s Garden exhibit with Taylor’s sister Ju’Niyah Palmer, who wanted Taylor to exist outside of the sometimes false or negative narratives portrayed about the victim in the media.
“This technology means that just because her physical body is no longer here does not mean that we cannot assist her in forwarding her ambitions and purpose,” Palmer said.
The Courier-Journal notes that Breonna’s Garden allows participants to “experience Taylor’s presence at their own pace.”
Walker and Breonna’s mother, Tamika Palmer, were among the attendees at Sunday’s brunch.
“This is something we would have done together, you know, we would have had brunch,” Palmer said of the event. “I’m just excited for the community to finally see Breonna as she is.”
“To me, this event is a love story. A love story of two sisters, separated by violence, but reunited through a transformative justice and the tools we have available to us today,” Phøenix said.
According to the report, Breonna’s Garden will be on display in Louisville for the next three months at the Roots 101 African American Museum, 124 N. First St.
“When everyone stops saying a name, then that person is actually dead,” Phøenix said. “Hopefully, as this technology becomes more common for families, they will start to use it almost like the new Polaroid.”
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