Description

Shrine For Girls is a series of site-specific sculptural

installations created by artist Patricia Cronin (Beverly,

Massachussetts, 1963), reflecting on the global plight of

exploited women and girls.

The installation is located at the Chiesa di San Gallo, a

historic-site destination near the heart of Venetian culture

and society, Piazza San Marco.

Although the United Nations passed the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, women and girls

around the world continue to be among the most vulnerable

members of our global society. Often facing violence, repression,

and enforced ignorance, this young female populace is

subjected to a horrifying existence on earth.

Inside the Church of San Gallo, Patricia Cronin has created

a shrine in their honor.

In this exhibition, dramatically illuminated mounds of their

clothing are elevated to the status of art to bring awareness

to this urgent crisis, while providing a space to reflect and,

hopefully, inspire viewers into action. One framed photograph

of each of these three tragic events will accompany

this installation, which hopes to propose a new and reflective

dialogue between gender, memory and justice.