Alpha Sacred Beings (The Origin of Creation) [2022]

In 2022, Group X and artist Marianela Fuentes created Alpha Sacred Beings (The Origin of Creation). This is the first permanent public art project from Group X. It’s located at the Navy Yard’s League Island Park (11th Street and Constitution Avenue) in Philadelphia, PA.

Alpha Sacred Beings (The Origin of Creation) is a life-sized monument symbolizing a bridge between two Indigenous Nations. This artwork and its concept was created by lead artist Marianela Fuentes, whose previous works in her Sacred Beings series have roots with the Huichol or Wixárika indigenous people of Mexico. The beaded design was created in partnership with artists from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation. These images tell stories from our region’s original people; they are stewards of all the land throughout the Delaware Valley and Philadelphia, or “Coaquannock”, and still live here today.

Project website: navyyard.org/sacredbeings/