This past weekend, that project opened as a moving physical exhibition in Brooklyn, honoring 12 victims.
in Brooklyn, honoring 12 victims: Dujuan Armstrong, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Fred Cox, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant, Xzavier Hill, Donovon Lynch, Sean Monterrosa, Tony Robinson, and Mario Woods.The curation—presented in a sprawling warehouse by Gorjestani, curator Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and WORTHLESSSTUDIOS, with artistic direction by Neil Hamamoto—is both vibrant and chilling.
was fatally shot by the police in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in March of 2021. She expressed her love and admiration for Lynch’s life, ending her tribute with her first name—which was also, coincidentally, my own.“1-800 Happy Birthday” was only made possible through the support and participation of the victims’ families and friends, many of whom were in attendance last Friday at its opening.
—who was shot and killed in Goochland County, Virginia, last year—inscribed with the words “not a statistic,” and a television in the background plays on repeat.In a room toward the front of the space, visitors can watch interviews with the families, conducted in their homes.
The hope, according to Gorjestani, is that “1-800 Happy Birthday” will remind people that every victim had a life before it was stolen. While the exhibition doesn’t shy away from grief, it points resolutely toward the people, not the tragedies. “A birthday is a very universal thing that everyone can relate to.
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