StarvingArtists Project is a new initiative, it try to change all of that by
giving NYC’s homeless community a platform to showcase their cries
for help. The program seeks to turn the cardboard signs we see being
held up on street corners and in subway stations into art that funds
social change.
The
creators of the project, Nick Zafonte and Thompson Harrell, worked
with world-renowned photographer Andrew Zuckerman (famous for
shooting portraits of politicians, humanitarians, artists and
entertainers) to capture beautiful, dignified portraits of each
“artist” as well their handmade artistic signs and turn the
images into a collection of art to inspire change.
The Starving Artists Project Film from Thompson Harrell on Vimeo.
The
collection of diverse cardboard signs, along with portraits , debuted
at the Dumbo Arts Center in January, 2012. The project showcases 35
handwritten signs, accompanied by portraits of the 30 artists who
wrote them. A giant 4 ft tall collection cup was constructed and
placed in the center of the gallery - all donations were given to the
New York City Coalition Against Hunger and Holy Apostles SoupKitchen, two local charities focused on feeding the local community.
Zafonte
and Harrell explained to the Huffington Post: “Everyday the
homeless reach out through the only means they have, scraps of
cardboard and their own creativity. The problem is we don’t ever
look, seeing their messages as an interruption to our day. Our
mission and solution was to change the way society interprets their
messages – by presenting their signs as art, allowing their own
voices to inspire meaningful action.”
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info
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Starving Artists Project
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credit © Starving Artists Project
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