Burke Rehabilitation Hospital unveiled a new art installation entitled Signs of Compassion, celebrating poetry through photography. Signs of Compassion is comprised of 30 photographs depicting people of all ages and backgrounds reciting the Emily Dickinson poem, “If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking”, using American Sign Language (ASL). The piece seeks to offer hope and encouragement to patients, staff members, and visitors. It is prominently displayed at a central location in the hospital.

Photographer Miggs Burroughs of Westport, Conn., used a technique called lenticular transition to show movement throughout the work of art. When a viewer stands in front of the photos and moves from side to side, the subjects appear to sign a word or phrase from the poem.