Art Installations

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Troy Richards: The Criminal Us: Anonymous Confessions Juxtaposed

This installation addresses the differences and similarities between the convicted criminal and those outside the criminal justice system and asks the question, "At what point is an act a crime?" Anonymous written confessions will be presented from both groups without identifying if the confessor was punished for the crime. The viewer is left to guess which crimes resulted in prison terms and which did not. Visitors to the installation may also confess to crimes they have committed -- presumably without consequence -- and their confessions will be incorporated into the work over time.