How artist Firelei Báez transforms spaces to build connections

Dominican-American Artist Firelei Báez’s new installation in Boston is an enormous, transformed space meant to connect her native Caribbean culture with the port-side city. Using everyday materials she reconstructed a ruined Haitian palace and introduces visitors to symbols to bridge a wide range of cultures. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG
Find more from PBS NewsHour at www.pbs.org/newshour
Subscribe to our TH-cam channel: bit.ly/2HfsCD6
Follow us:
Facebook: www.pbs.org/newshour
Twitter: / newshour
Instagram: / newshour
Subscribe:
PBS NewsHour podcasts: www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts
Newsletters: www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe