Making the invisible visible

In 1991 Troy Davis was convicted of the murder of police officer Mark Allen MacPhall without any physical evidence to prove he was guilty. Of the nine witnesses that testified against him, seven have now changed their testimony and four admitted they had lied, yet Davis still remains on death row in the U.S.. In August of 2009 he was granted another trial, yet when it took place in June of the following year and witnesses came forth confessing to lies and wrongful police action, Davis was still presumed guilty.

His lawyers and Amnesty International have been fighting for his release, which brings to light another issue, how many innocent people are given the death penalty around the world? In order to bring attention to Davis’s case, Amnesty International has joined forces with the German street art collective, Mentalgassi. As part of their street art project, Making the Invisible Visible, the group painted a portrait of Davis along a street fence in central London, forcing people to pay attention.

Read more about Troy Davis’s case and take stand! www.amnesty.org.uk

This goes to show that, not all great experiential communication need cost millions and shout at you like an army drill sergeant. Done for Amnesty International, the image on a fence can only be seen if you look at if from the right angle. It’s known as a lenticular fence poster. That’s going to be my word for today, Lenticular.

Hope we don’t confuse it with Test.....