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our cultural amnesia about sexual assault
an illustration inspired by Alexandria Marzano-Leznevich’s article for lennyletter.com of the same name. The image depicts a figures carrying rocks that ignite momentarily, only to cool and return to stone, a visual parallel to how commitments to end sexual violence often vanish after a brief spark.
gouache, graphite and pencil crayon on paper. 10″ x 12″.
2019