#installation
#exhibit
#2018
#story
this exhibit is asking
a big question:
"what do you do?"
what do you do when you lose a loved one
to police brutality, mass shooting, or terrorism?
This case study focuses on my cousin, Mathew Ajibade, who was killed on January 1st, 2015, by the Savannah Sheriff's Department.
There is no book on what to do when you lose a loved one to police brutality. However, Karen Russo's book 'Fight for Life "A Guide for families Navigating Through Death in Prison, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Jails"' was a helpful crash course to navigating litigation, but what about our grief?
We protested, cried, lashed out, and experimented with ideas. Some failed, some could be considered a success. This exhibit aims to share our attempts at dealing with everything, and to possibly open a line of communication with other families going through similar tragedies.
a timeline exhibit | kris wivak
art | the late matt black
logo + graphics | andrew lawandus
#1
“ask google”
create awareness before the police spreads their narrative;
post on facebook “write a script to avoid 100 takes”
remember to cry then go on twitter to follow every activist you can
#2
“call every lawyer
you’ve ever seen on tv.”
#2
“call every lawyer
you’ve ever seen on tv.”
The police typically won’t let you see the body until after the autopsy, so you will need to secure a lawyer that is willing to help.
“we called over 20 lawyers, only one called back.”
all the civil rights organization will be there, so be wary of their agenda. Remember to cry and read the bible + quan, yeah also journal; this will help you with therapy, if you can’t afford it.
“bring a handkerchief”
there will be a vigil so brace yourself...
