French graffiti artist & recent TED Prize Winner JR is in the South Bronx- partnering with the Bronx's Hunts Point Alliance for Children in a community participatory art project of photos taken by community members themselves. This project is entitled "Through a Mother's Eyes" and the images are being plastered all around the Bronx by the people who live there.
One of the women told the New York Times, "The project [is] trying to counteract the one-dimensional view of the South Bronx. We want you to see things the way the women who are pillars of our community do, and imagine what that would be like,” she said. “It means that we can see ourselves, and be seen by others, differently.”
JR's artistic ability to truly empower community members through these projects is amazing (and I love that he has set his sights on the Bronx and the beautiful people there!). See more via The Gothamist, the Inside Out Project's Facebook Page, and JR's website. Images via the Inside Out Project.
One of the women told the New York Times, "The project [is] trying to counteract the one-dimensional view of the South Bronx. We want you to see things the way the women who are pillars of our community do, and imagine what that would be like,” she said. “It means that we can see ourselves, and be seen by others, differently.”
JR's artistic ability to truly empower community members through these projects is amazing (and I love that he has set his sights on the Bronx and the beautiful people there!). See more via The Gothamist, the Inside Out Project's Facebook Page, and JR's website. Images via the Inside Out Project.
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