Interruptions: PEACE

"We aren't in Berkeley now, are we?", remarked the school Janitor as he watched the class climb trees and hurl lassos attached to metal sculptures over the out of reach tree branches. "Nah!", explained Amatullah, "we're just installing our artwork about peace here in Oakland." The Street Art class completed their third installation of the Interruption series: PEACE. The installation coincided the schools' Violence Prevention Week. One of the sculptures lasted over 24 hours, hanging above the reach of even the tallest 8th grade students.

Interruptions: HARMONY

LOVE lasted 14 hours, from 6:00pm to 8:15am. HARMONY just a little longer, a pair of notes withstanding 15 hours. Student interviews reported that 90% of students, parents and teachers that saw the installations described them as “weird”, “gay” and “dumb”. When I asked what we should do in terms of the projects' future a unanimous, “just keep doing it,” sounded. With brazen intent and constant chatter we began to make PEACE.