THISS x issi Monuments traditionally aggrandize historical figures to anchor a particular view on history in our collective imagination. But we have been reminded that they no longer represent us. Through the fabrication of the Resilient Monument, we explore ideas of materiality, choosing to define resilience as impermanent, incremental, organic, and optimistic. The new monument is not a new normal; it must remain visible and vigilant. It must rot and be cared for as an affirmation of the values it is given by those who make it. The new monument is resilient―shifting and adapting with our evolving, cosmopolitan culture. The new monument can speak to the emergent generation. It can go when not relevant and reappear when it is needed most. The new monument records the living, not the dead.