Explain how the Project was Created
- Talk about JR and his artistic journey.
- Watch JR's TED Talk, announcing the launch of the Inside Out Project.
- Watch one of JR's movies such as Faces Places or Inside Out.
Talk about the Inside Out Project
The Inside Out Project was born from the endeavor of changing the world through art. It is a platform that helps people from all around the world to express a message that is important to them, using art.
Anyone can create what we call an “Action” about anything they want, anywhere in the world. More than 400,000 people have participated in 138 countries and territories.
Explain the process
1. Communities come together and compose a common message such as:
- Celebrating heritage in Peru
- Fighting for gender equality in Iceland
- Highlighting the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States
- Fighting government censorship in Turkey
2. They then photograph everyone who supports the message.
3. The group leader, or "Group Leader," then sends the portraits to the Inside Out team, which prints them and sends them back to the Group Leader.
4. The community comes together to create these large portrait installations to promote their message.
It is through the photos of these installations that the message travels around the world. Through Inside Out Actions, you see that communities all over the world have similar interests and are facing the same issues as you. The impact is local but global.