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Workers guide the placement of each of the bronze Traces as they are unloaded from a delivery truck and moved into position within the foundation of The Monument.
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First Bronze ‘Traces’ Installed at the Monument Site

This video captures the installation of the first batch of 25 bronze “Traces” at the site of STORIES: The AIDS Monument on April 9, 2025, in West Hollywood Park.  FAM Board Members and major donors gathered to watch this historic and long-awaited moment.  From May through September 2025, five additional batches of Traces will be installed at the Monument site.

Construction Process Advances with Fabrication of Traces

The fabrication process for the Traces mixes ancient techniques with new 3D-printing technology. All this is done at a Burbank foundry -- from creating the wax molds and pouring in the molten bronze, to welding and oxidizing the individual cast bronze pieces and applying anchors to each Trace. Learn more.

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