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My art explores substance use disorder, its mental health impact and stigma. Stigma is a barrier to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.​ Stigma alters how we see ourselves and how we are seen. It affects quality of care and opportunities for recovery.​ The faces I paint represent all those affected - victims, witnesses and survivors. 

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​This is a modular pop-up installation. Here is a possible floor plan featuring six double-sided portrait walls holding 24 portraits on the front and back sides.

 

The installation is specifically designed to be adaptable to the architecture and dimensions of the vacant commercial space made available by the program.

 

Two or four large portraits and an 85 inch digital monitor would establish the experience near the entrance. Beyond them, a flexible number (16 - 24) of 28x28  inch portraits would be arranged an temporary side walls. The number of portraits can expand or contract according to the available space.

 

The response whiteboards, VTS prompts, artist information and programming can similarly be adapted to the space along the back wall.

 

This allows The Faces We Carry to easily transform a commercial environment into a temporary immersive art experience rather than requiring the environment to conform to the exhibition.

 

The installation is intentionally modular and can be adapted to spaces ranging from smaller storefronts to substantially larger commercial spaces. The number of large paintings, illuminated portraits and temporary display walls can expand or contract according to the space available.

 

A larger space, approximately 2,000 to 3,000 square feet, would allow the installation to achieve its fullest immersive configuration and accommodate additional programming, but is not required for the project to succeed.

 

Temporary freestanding walls on wheels will be used to display portraits. They require no attachment to existing walls or floors and can be removed cleanly at the conclusion of the exhibition. They can also be configured to define the exhibition area within a space larger than required.

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