Art Exhibit July 6-27 in Oakland!
Exhibit of art & political work created in collaboration with people in women's prisons, Justice Now, and nationally acclaimed artist Sharon Daniel.
Public Secrets
project by Sharon Daniel
design and programming by Erik Loyer
The injustices of the Prison Industrial Complex are public secrets - secrets that are well known but not acknowledged -- secrets that the public chooses to keep safe from itself like, "don't ask, don't tell." Public Secrets provides an interactive interface to an audio archive of hundreds of statements made by current and former prisoners, which unmask the secret injustices of the war on drugs, the criminal justice system and the prison industrial complex. Visitors navigate a multi-vocal narrative that links individual testimony and public evidence, social theory and personal statements, in an effort to engage the public in a critical dialogue about crime and punishment and challenge the assumption that imprisonment provides a solution to social problems.
Public Secrets was developed in conjunction with the multimedia journal Vectors www.vectorsjournal.org
Opening Gala Friday July 6, 6-9pm
Closing Celebration with artist
Food, art and conversation!
July 27, 7-9pm
Free, Donations Encouraged!
A Benefit for Justice Now
All at Rock Paper Scissors
2278 Telegraph Ave.(at 23rd St), Oakland
Exhibit runs July 6-27
Opening Hours:
Wed and Thurs 2-7
Fri and Sat 12-8
Sunday 12-6
You can also access PUBLIC SECRETS online!
To listen to the voices of people inside through this interactive art project click here.
