The Ripple Effect: A Social Art Project
The Ripple Effect is a social art project that addresses systemic racism, gender violence, and environmental injustice—interconnected issues that were amplified during the pandemic.
Organized by The Art Vacancy , a New York-based art organization, and MBA students from IESA Arts & Culture, the project will feature a multidisciplinary group exhibition, artist panel, and interviews with experts. The exhibition will be on view from 14 October to 19 October at Confort Mental 41 Rue Saint-Blaise, 75020 Paris. Reserve your visit here .
The Ripple Effect will present five contemporary artists, working in disciplines ranging from painting and photography to sculpture and mixed media. Participating artists include Beya Gille Gacha (b. 1990; Paris, France), Ulrike Markus (b. 1989; Ulm, Germany), Marion Artense Gély (b. 1995; Paris, France), Natalia Schmidt (b. 1981; Berlin, Germany), and Odonchimeg Davaadorj (b. 1990; Mongolia). Collectively, the exhibited works will provide an environment that incites critical inquiry and social responsibility, allowing viewers the opportunity to turn a mirror on themselves and navigate how closely gender violence, racism, and environmental injustice are interwoven into societies around the world.
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OUR OBJECTIVE
1. Encourage social responsibility among our audience to support and empower vulnerable, marginalized communities
2. Motivate dialogue about intersectionality in France as it relates to gender violence, systemic racism, and environmental injustice
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WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT A SOCIAL PROJECT TODAY
In France and the U.S., the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a chain reaction of racial, social, and ecological crises—existing adversities that were amplified during the pandemic, bringing domestic violence, systemic racism, and environmental injustice to the forefront of public concern. Through intersectionality, The Ripple Effect intends to reveal intertwined social inequalities in the time of COVID-19. When a single event threatens western civilization, we must stop and reflect. As posited by Crenshaw, "the better we understand how identities and power work together from one context to another, the less likely our movements for change are to fracture.”
*Intersectionality is defined as “a theory and framework for conceptualizing a person, group of people, or social problem as affected by a number of discriminations, connected to their race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, etc.”
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Your generous donation will help fund our social art project, covering support for participating artists, production, logistics, and contributions to partner non-profit organizations.
Thank you on behalf of The Ripple Effect Team!
Sáng, Pauline, Ellie and Ming
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