“The Homeless Projection” - Washington in the (humble) act
The site specific art-projection by Krzysztof Wodiczko took place in Union Square, New York City in 1986. The installation was developed three years after a major replanning of the park and was accompanied by a collaborative salon to address the issues raised.
Professor at Barnard and urban theorist, Rosalyn Deutsche, recalls a gesture of cultural rescue through the use of projection to overlay the statue’s patriotism on the current reality of the lives of the ‘people without homes.’
“Architectural efforts to preserve traditional appearances also hide the proof of rapture” - Rosalyn Deutsche
One of Wodiczko’s more recent interventions at Union Square also features audio as well as projections, giving a literal public voice to those marginalized.
‘Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran’ took place in 2012 consisting of 14 veterans from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan sharing their memories and experience serving in the military and the difficulties in transitioning back to civilian life.
Krzysztof Wodiczko - Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection by Maria Niro (c) 2012 from
Do you think that Wodiczko’s projections are an effective way to protest?
What is the digital substitute of such physical form of artistic protest?
