The black paper for each work measures 12 inches wide to acknowledge that each of these tragedies is equal in impact even if the death toll varies from shooting to shooting.
The height varies to address the number killed.
The composition is determined by the sequence of the shooting.
The colors selected to represent the victims are significant and were chosen for their connection to the location as well as to the victim.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting uses primary colors (red for girls, blue for boys, and yellow for adults).
The school colors represent Virginia Tech.
The rainbow choice of colors for the Pulse Night Club are symbolic of the LGBTQ movement.
The United States has had more mass shootings than any other country. The FBI identifies a mass shooting as "four or more murdered during an event with no "cooling-off period" between the murders."
This series portrays 45
dating back to "Walk of Death" in 1949.
17 were in businesses
9 in schools
5 in churches
3 in clubs
4 in restaurants
6 were private homes
1 highway
The intent is to make visual the hard, cold facts and prompt the viewer to reflect on the real loss of life.
The entire series was exhibited at the
Cotuit Center for the Arts
May 9 to June 14, 2020
Reception: Sat. May 9, 5-7
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