Photographs this big* can change the world? (*not actual size)
Graffito photo art display from Palestine © JR.
I just saw this TED talk and thought you would be inspired by it also. A photographer friend (read: brilliant) of mine, Jeremy Cowart shared this and it showed up on my twitter feed. If you are new to TED talks, prepare to be impressed. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spotlighting “ideas worth spreading” that can help our world.
This 2011 TED winner from France started making what I would call photography graffiti to help change the world. We’re talking 20-foot graffiti prints in Palestine, vinyl prints that serve as roofs in the slums of Kibera, Kenya and more. He spoke about the power of story and how the people he’s met all over the world told him “please, make our story travel with you.” It somehow sounded better with his French accent. He also said, “Art can change the way we see the world. The fact that art cannot change things makes it a neutral place for exchanges and discussions and then enables you to change the world.” LOVE IT! Watch his TED talk presentation (which includes a few profanities) and get inspired!
Graffito photo art display from Kibera, Kenya © JR.
Inspired?
Can art turn the world inside out?
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