Art project by Franck de Las Mercedes spreads peace one box at a time
Each box, sent by mail to anyone who requests one, is both a canvas for a unique abstract painting and a platform for communication through art. Photo: Courtesy FdLM Studio.
With labels that read “Fragile Contains: Peace, Love or Hope”, visual artist Franck de Las Mercedes sends abstractly painted, seemingly empty boxes to anybody, anywhere in the world, for free.
The “Priority Boxes” project is a public art series that seeks to initiate dialogue on peace, challenge people to reconsider their ability to influence change and question the fragility, value and priority given to those concepts. Each box, sent by mail to anyone who requests one, is both a canvas for a unique abstract painting and a platform for communication through art. A mixture of art and activism, the boxes are sent free to convey that something of such priority as peace should not have a price and that art can be both inclusive and accessible to all. From his small New Jersey studio, the artist has sent over 10,600 boxes around the globe, to countries in every continent.
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