Declarations on Human Rights at NOW Project Space, Jersey City, NJ
laser cut ink paintings on paper, 36 panels, 29 x 16 inches each ©2019
This work emphasizes the importance of positive social agreements as an alternative to the current political and social hostilities that surround us everyday in America. The ink paintings depict diverse races of people pulling each other up. Each grouping is laser cut with text from international covenants for Human Rights actualized by the United Nations.
Front Left Window: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Side Left Window: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Side Right Window: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Front Right Window: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights