mission is to become a permanent, large-scale traveling art installation that juxtaposes the inner strength and utter vulnerability of breast cancer patients, conveying the full spectrum of the physical and emotional effects of the breast cancer experience. The Rockwell Group, the innovative, internationally acclaimed design and architecture firm, has offered to design the installation.
The focus of the installation is an extensive collection of life-castings of breasts affected by cancer, cast at any stage of disease from the scare of detection to radical treatment, including mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. The vast visual installation will ultimately be supported by a sound system that will sense the viewer and activate the words of each of the participants on the wall.

Women from across the country, young and old, have worked with New Jersey-based sculptor Mary Ellen Scherl to create life-casts and to share their individual stories. The life-castings are made in resin and closely match the skin tone of the participant. Some participants choose to be anonymous, others choose to have their name or nickname engraved into their life-casting.

"In Mamorial, sculptor Mary Ellen Scherl embodies the emotional weight of a breast cancer diagnosis. Mamorial exhibits the courage that breast cancer patients and survivors display in their daily lives. It provides a powerful, visual launching point for multiple conversations between and among patients, survivors, at-risk individuals, and healthcare professionals. Importantly, Mamorial also offers an activity to engage the individual receiving a difficult diagnosis."
-Brooke Breslow, Executive Director, American Society of Breast Disease