/coloradan/ en /coloradan/2021/07/02/photo-memorial-king-soopers-victims <span>Photo: Memorial for King Soopers Victims</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-02T00:00:00-06:00" title="Friday, July 2, 2021 - 00:00">Fri, 07/02/2021 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/gravityglue_memorial9ga.jpg?h=84071268&amp;itok=9zTFrggH" width="1200" height="600" alt="King Soopers Shooting memorial at Boulder Creek "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1064"> Community </a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/56"> Gallery </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/444" hreflang="en">Art</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">Boulder</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1369" hreflang="en">Memorial</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/gravityglue_memorial9ga.jpg?itok=kAVBWaFV" width="1500" height="1125" alt="King Soopers Shooting memorial at Boulder Creek "> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"></p> <p dir="ltr">The mass shooting at the Table Mesa King Soopers on March 22 left the Boulder community reeling. For local artist <strong>Michael Grab </strong>(Soc’07), his natural response was to create art.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">For several days following the tragedy, 10 delicately balanced stone towers, one for each victim, stood quiet and tall in a slightly hidden spot in Boulder Creek, not far from Folsom Field.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Grab creates his temporary art installations with nothing but stones, balance and concentration.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">“The true power of applying this art form in a memorial style like this exists very much in its transience,” he said on Instagram. “The fact that nothing lasts holds a very distinct style of almost melancholic beauty.”</p> <p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p> <p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i> Submit feedback to the editor </span> </a> </p> <hr> <p>Photo by Glenn Asakawa</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Artist Michael Grab created 10 temporary stone art installations in Boulder Creek this March. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 10871 at /coloradan