MAKING NEW DOVES

Each host who convenes a gathering with the original dove receives a precise hand-made replica, cast with a trace of the original bronze, as a gift. Over time, this process builds a "flock" of doves, each sitting in homes across the world, creating a decentralized network of monuments/storytellers. Each replica serves as a lasting reminder of Alex Odeh’s legacy with each holder becoming a long-term steward and storyteller. 

The replica doves are being meticulously produced by Mana Studios in Santa Ana California, the same town that hosts the monument to Alex.

By the time the dove returns to the statue, one hundred replicas will be living in homes and institutions worldwide. The only public monument of an Arab American in the United States will have multiplied a hundredfold.