Designers Against Child Slavery collaborated with The Blind Project on the second annual art exhibit and silent auction to support the movement to stop child sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. The show, Episodes, was the culmination of a year’s worth of work by a diverse group of talented artists from around the world who were chosen to depict one of three themes: Coercion, Enslavement, and Restoration. The images are so beautiful, and yet tell such a powerful story of an underground world where few go. We’ve seen the documentaries, but understand little of the impact on the victims. It’s exhibitions like this for amazing organizations that work to remove the bad from this world that shows that the beauty isn’t just in a stroke of color, but in the desire for change. So beautiful and compelling.
This particular piece by Rob Shields drew me to it because of the intensity of emotion amid the melancholy of defeat, while being wrapped in a package of beauty meant to entice against a tableau of gentility. There are so many more that are equally entrancing, so visit either site to find more details. So glad that I found this on Behance Network. It will be amazing to see what next year brings.
