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Ashley Martin ART 291 Art Installation Project Project I am an ally who, along with BLM consultants, would like to participate in the discussion about the struggles of minorities, especially black citizens, and the violence visited on them by authorities. Together we can make a positive change and eradicate the systemic racism that infiltrates many US institutions. I would like to bring attention to some historical atrocities by building an interactive social justice installation that confronts inequality and police brutality. It will start with the civil rights movements and a Martin Luther King Jr sculpture cast in mirrored steel, and will end with a line of riot police and a city on fire. Throughout the installation the viewer will come upon various scenes of real police brutality all done with blank mirror faces (except for Emmett Till and Martin Luther King). The point of the mirror is to engage the viewer in thoughts of themselves. W...

Hi William!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with this project! I really like your Heavy. I like the scale idea but it also looks like a collapsing bookshelf because it's so heavy; that's so creative to me, great job! I really like how you decided to photograph these pieces -- you utilized the equipment well to solidify the message you want to show. Wonderful job!