Chimes of love, In Loving, In Loss, 2025, cedar, steel, windchimes and string, 8 feet x 10 feet. Photo by Meaghan Engeseth

In Loving, In Loss

Olivia Mulvey Morawiecki

On View: November 11, 2026 - May 1, 2027

Reception: Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 1pm | Free

In Loving, In Loss is a participatory art installation designed by local artist Olivia Mulvey Morawiecki. Commissioned by The Compassion Museum, this moving piece explores the profound experience of loss and grief, honoring it as an inevitable and universal part of life. It invites us to reflect on love, memory, and our connections, awakening a deep sense of compassion for ourselves and others who have been touched by love and loss.

You are warmly invited to visit the sculpture and sit and walk among the wind chimes—each one representing a personal story.

About the Artist

Olivia Mulvey Morawiecki is a Minnesota-based artist whose practice merges sound, sculpture, and community engagement to create interactive public works. 

Her installations invite audiences into spaces of collective reflection, healing, and resilience. 

Working with natural materials, tuned chimes, and participatory design, Olivia builds site-responsive environments that foster both solace and play.

She carries a relentless curiosity into her practice, paired with the practical discipline to translate complex ideas into grounded, community-rooted experiences. 

In collaboration with stakeholders, neighbors, and partners, Olivia works to create public works that balance vision with feasibility and feel genuinely held by the communities they serve.

Request A Chime

Would you like to add a chime? We would be honored to hang a chime on your behalf. Visit The Compassion Museum’s website to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/yebhfy5e

Generously presented from the collection of The Compassion Museum.

The Compassion Museum is a Twin Cities–based nonprofit dedicated to inspiring compassion as a practical everyday reality. In a world where disharmony and disconnection are all too common, it works with community partners to create participatory experiences that explore the power of compassion—not just as an idea or something reserved for crises, but as a way of seeing, relating, and responding to ourselves and the world around us. Learn more: https://www.thecompassionmuseum.org/

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.