What I love about the sculpture is that it makes the bones that we are always walking and playing on manifest, like in a world that so often denies the reality of death and the reality that we are surrounded by and outnumbered by the dead. Here, is a very playful way of acknowledging that and acknowledging that and that always, whenever we play, whenever we live, we are living in both literal and metaphorical ways on the memory and bones of the dead. John Green
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The sculpture, "The Bones That We are Always Walking and Playing On," is a relatable work of art. The artist, Marla Meszaros, wanted to create an artwork that would make the viewer take a moment out of their busy day to think about this issue in a fun way. The sculpture makes people connect their own lives with the lives of the bones that surround them every day in various ways.

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