Vik Muniz is creating a series of portraits of exonerees in support of the Innocence Project. Two of the portraits will be unveiled at the Innocence Project's Annual Gala on May 15th in New York. Using ripped pieces of calendar pages, checks, magazines, and documents, Muniz recreates the likenesses of two exonerees with incredible stories of perseverance: Termaine Hicks, who spent 19 years in prison after Philadelphia police shot him three times in the back while responding to a woman who had been attacked, and Rosa Jimenez, who was wrongly convicted and incarcerated in Texas after the accidental death of a child, unjustly punished for a crime that never occurred.
Vik Muniz is proud to be working with the Innocence Project and supporting their mission of justice reform and transformative legislation. All proceeds from the sales of the portraits will be fully reverted to benefit the Innocence Project and the exonerees.
Since its inception, the Innocence Project has used DNA and other scientific advancements to free or exonerate 250 people who, collectively, have spent over 3,800 years wrongfully incarcerated. The organization provides holistic re-entry support, working closely with its clients to ensure they have safe and comfortable housing, access to healthcare, and meaningful employment opportunities. Additionally, the Innocence Project’s advocacy efforts have led to the passage of more than 200 transformative state laws and federal reforms.
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