Lazarides Gallery is proud to present new work from Parisian photographer
JR. Huge vistas around the world adorned with JR’s challenging images are
now his trademark, and this double gallery show will inspire new large-scale
street works.
The shows at Lazarides Greek Street and Charing Cross will be linked by a
street work inspired by JR’s time spent in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked on
his project, 28 Millimetres: WOMEN. In the favelas he met women for whom
crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday
life. His response was to paste images of their eyes onto the buildings of
Providencia, creating an arresting image that was seen around the world, and
fuelled JR’s ongoing campaign to draw attention to things that go unnoticed. In
Soho JR will create the first audioguide to be taken out of the museum and into
the street, readapting the concept for a larger public. Under each image will be
a freephone number, which the public can call to hear each woman’s story.
Posted by Mare 139 on October 15, 2008 at 12:06 PM
