| Project Graham | |
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| Artist | Patricia Piccinini |
| Year | 2016 |
| Medium | Silicone, human hair |
| Website | http://www.meetgraham.com.au/ |
Project Graham (also Graham and Meet Graham) is a lifelike figure depicting what a human would look like if the species evolved to survive car crashes. Created as part of a road safety campaign for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) of Victoria, Australia, it was meant to symbolize the vulnerability of human bodies in such accidents.
History
In 2016, the TAC commissioned Melbourne-based artist Patricia Piccinini to collaborate with trauma surgeon Dr. Christian Kenfield, as well as Dr. David Logan, a crash investigation expert at Monash University Accident Research Centre, on “Project Graham”, a lifelike sculpture for their public safety campaign “Towards Zero”.
Piccinini and company created Graham within six months of the initial commission, having spent roughly $149,000 (AUD $200,000) on the project.
The sculpture was displayed at the State Library of Victoria until 8 August 2016, when it was taken on a tour throughout the state. The tour ended in February 2018.
In 2017, Graham received a nomination for the Beasley Designs of the Year award.
References
- Andrew Del-Colle (2016-07-22). "Meet Graham, The Human Designed to Survive Car Crashes". Car and Driver. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Janissa Delzo, Special to (2016-07-25). "Meet Graham, a 'human' designed to survive a car crash". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- "Sculpture to challenge Victorians' road safety attitude". www.abc.net.au. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- Lewis, Danny. "Horrifying Sculpture Depicts a Human Evolved to Survive a Car Crash". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- https://www.beazley.com/Documents/2017/20170816-Beazley-Designs-of-the-Year-press-release-shortlist.pdf
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