Vessels of Memory does not fail to acknowledge animal life that has been lost. In 2013, the Jesuit Pope Francis published his second encyclical, a periodic announcement from the pope to Catholics [4], Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home. In it, Pope Francis critiques global warming, irresponsible development, and consumerism, calling all people of the world to take action.[5] The artist references the encyclical to expand on an earthly tradition that runs through his work. For the installation, Arturo suspends thirty-five clay bird houses from a frame that mirrors the gallery’s architectural dome. The chirping of the extinct, Hawaiian ōō (pronounced “oh-oh”) bird surrounds the visitor, flowing over into the adjacent alcoves and body of the church. The melodic bird calls emphasize the emptiness of these nests – this species has been gone for over twenty years.[6]