Earlier today, I found this article, and was absolutely facinated by the reaction to the femicides in Latin America created by Swoon and Tennessee Jane Watson.  I just found out about these femicides, and I'll try to do another blog post soon to explain more about what they are, and what you can do.  For this post, I was really intrigued about the art that came out of Swoon's discovery of the femicides, and how she was moved to create the incredible instillation shown in the video below.

This video and the stunning images of the instillations really started getting me thinking, about how cool it would be to have more instillations that raise awareness for human rights issues.  I started imagining what I would do if I was given a space to just CREATE something to help people understand the pain of refugees from Darfur, to help people feel what is going through their minds, and move them to take action.

I think that art is an incredibly effective way of reaching people, and forcing them to notice issues they may have ignored in the past.  I love the absolute effectiveness of telling a story by creating a space, a story that can make people want to help, make people listen and want to speak out.

If you could create an instillation...

What issue would you want to feature? 

Do you have any ideas for what you would want to put in your instillation?  How you would shape the space?

How could you find a space to "create for a cause"?

Do you have friends who could help you with their different skills and talents?

*If anybody is interested in doing something like this, let me know!  I'd love to help others create something like this!*