"Women are heroes" project by French photographer

Project photographer JR's "Women are Heroes".

A cargo ship coming last weekend from the port of Le Havre (France) struck witnesses a huge image of a female eye. It was a visualization of the final part of the project of photographer JR called "Women are Heroes".


The women's eyes shown on the ship's containers.

Speaking against the oppression of women, French artist JR has created a series of pictures with images of the faces and eyes of women. Since 2007, photographer, visiting different countries, placed their pictures in unusual places: in the urban slums of Brazil, by train in Kenya, on the ruins of the house in Cambodia. Thus JR wanted to pay tribute to those women who were victims of war, political and religious fanaticism.

 



The process of creating images of women's eyes on the ship containers.

To finish this project, the artist decided in one of the largest ports France Le Havre. He used 150 shipboard containers as canvases for huge paintings of women's eyes. Eye Kenyan women Elizabeth, living in the slums of Kibera (Nairobi). Huge visualization consists of 2600 strips of paper.

 



Project JR — "Women are Heroes".



Project JR — "Women are Heroes".

The photographer considered a symbolic release of the vessel with his work in the open sea, because in this case the project is not completed and will continue its life in another place, and perhaps will give strength to women who are on the other side and facing daily hardship.

Source: non2art.com/blog/photo/women-are-heroes.html