VALERIA CRAY | UNITY

Learn about the artist, the process, and the sculpture created to heal the brokenhearted in Buffalo, NY. Artist Valeria Cray and her son Hiram honor the victims of the deadly racist shooting that occurred on May 14, 2022, at Tops Supermarkets on Buffalo's East Side with a sculpture commissioned by Tops titled UNITY.
Featuring VALERIA CRAY & HIRAM CRAY
Produced, Directed, and Written by AKRAM SHIBLY, LESLIE KOREN, PAT KELLY, SAM REEB
Edited by SAMANTHA REEB
Filmed by PAT KELLY, AKRAM SHIBLY, ALEX FELIX
Sound Recordist JOE SCORDO
Special Thanks TERRY & BRIAN
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[@GrayscalePainting]

This is wonderful cousin! So happy for you And Hiram!!!

[@sandramosley2801]

Thanks so much for covering this great work.

[@BuffaloTorontoPublicMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@matthewlehman7937]

Can anyone explain the significance of the two larger pillars in the center?

[@ovennnnnnnnnnn]

There are three spires in the center and I believe they are to represent the injured survivors