According to the Hufington Post, which is actually a fairly reliable source, Facebook has banned the photographs of Cuban artist Erik Ravelo.
You can read about it here on the Huffington Post.
From the online article: "Los Intocables," which translates to "The Untouchables," is what Ravelo refers to as a "human installation," featuring a variety of issues plaguing children around the world. "The right to childhood should be protected," Ravelo writes on his website, a theme driving the visually disturbing works.
You can read about it here on the Huffington Post.
From the online article: "Los Intocables," which translates to "The Untouchables," is what Ravelo refers to as a "human installation," featuring a variety of issues plaguing children around the world. "The right to childhood should be protected," Ravelo writes on his website, a theme driving the visually disturbing works.
Each work features both a child and an adult posed to demonstrate a contemporary evil, whether it be gun violence, molestation or the threat of nuclear war. Each work features a child being crucified on the back of an adult, each scene attempting to tell a different story about the loss of innocence. The human sculptures are then photographed with the child's face blurred, resulting in images as visually jarring as they are conceptually saddening. "It's art, it's communication," Ravelo explained.
I think they are wonderfully simple and elegant images that get a message across, and should be seen, which is why I'm posting this here.
I think they are wonderfully simple and elegant images that get a message across, and should be seen, which is why I'm posting this here.
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