Earlier this week we posted some photos of a socially conscious street art sign in Bushburg highlighting rape. There was an email woodburned into the sign which we contacted and a female artist taking credit for the sign explained that she herself was a rape victim. The 26-year-old Brooklyn woman decided to take action and street art served as the perfect medium, giving an often unreported crime some public exposure:
Although we’ve seen street art tackle political, celebrity, and pop cultural motifs, it’s not often that social issues like rape are addressed. This sign on Meserole Street (right off Humboldt) in the Bushburgish section of Brooklyn, is framed with various soft drink cans cut into flower-like shapes and features a frightful woodburned message:
“A woman was raped by a stranger on this block. Please protect your friends, lover, sister, daughter, mother, grandmother, niece, cousin, neighbor, the woman hear call for help late one night. 1 in 6 women in the his country have been victims of rape or attempted rape. This needs to stop happening.”
The only identity attributed to the striking mysterious sign is an email address: meserolesign@gmail.com. Click below for more angles. UPDATE: More on the project from the artist.
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