JR
– Inside Out Project –
INSIDE OUT is a global participatory art project, initiated by the French photographer JR.
Other art by JR can be found on artsy
– JR on Artsy –
After winning the TED prize in 2011, JR expressed his wish to “change the world” by turning it ‘inside out’. The project, inspired by JR’s large format street pastings, is open for anyone to participate, anywhere in the world. The idea behind it is to place an emphasis on the people and their stories behind each action, or cause. Besides the printing of the portraits, the participants have full control of both the creative process (taking their pictures) to the pasting process (the installation of the posters). By using strictly black and white portraits, which are printed and then pasted in an exterior space, each group action can make a statement in the form of a public artwork and share their message with the rest of the world.
Every INSIDE OUT group action is documented, archived and exhibited on the project’s website online. As of April 2014, 900 group actions have taken place, and nearly 200,000 posters have been printed and shipped to more than 110 countries. The INSIDE OUT project has traveled from Ecuador to Nepal, from Mexico to Palestine, inspiring group actions on varied themes such as hope, diversity, violence awareness and climate change.