3. Names On Memorial Arranged By Relationship
Most memorials are organized alphabetically for obvious reasons, but the 9/11 memorial took things in a bittersweet direction. Rather than arrange names of victims by name, the memorial decided to organize the list by relationship. With nearly 3000 names, the process was complicated but a gesture to help bond those who “lived and died together” by way of their meaningful relationship to each other. This process, which put focus on the victims rather than perpetrators, shows an infinite respect for their tragic experience. Beyond familiar and friendship relationships, as often as possible they would classify people by the companies they worked for, or if they were on one of the planes. This method ultimately subverts just an endless list of names but showcases an involved need to remember those who were lost as people with lives and people who loved them.
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