New Prairie Art Path installation to bring solace, connection to those in grief

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Independent: William Lindsay White

New Prairie Art Path installation to bring solace, connection to those in grief

In a garden in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, sits an unconnected phone booth. No calls can be made or received, but visitors to the phone booth often linger for hours to speak to their loved ones.