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smallasaGIANT features photographs of people sentenced anywhere from 20+ years to life in prison when they were under the age of 18, alongside conceptual and multi-media art, centered around the broader realities of incarceration and popular opinion. Additional aspects of the exhibit include audio and visual narratives, life stories and convictions, family commentary, as well as provocative presentations of data/research on historical and current trends in juvenile justice. smallasaGIANT aims to shed light on this important human rights issue, support communities to better understand the plight of children in the justice system, and to move all of us to continue to act and protect the most vulnerable members of our society: children.
The curated exhibition features photographic images of over 50 young people serving long-term sentences in California correctional facilities, along with written narratives of their life stories and convictions. Also featured will be a provocative video and multi-media component to fully articulate the already existing movement to create change in the juvenile justice system, particularly as it relates to long-term juvenile incarceration.
The core purpose of the entire project is to create a tangible tool and glaring statement through conceptual art that can be used to influence and empower voters, communities, politicians, and stakeholders to change the attitude, policies, and laws that fuel one of America’s most tragic and grotesque appendages: Locking children in prison for their entire lives.
