"GARRETT"
Roz Dimon, 2024
44x44x1"
1) A digital interactive painting fabricated to dura-transparency chrome light box,
and
2) an interactive narrative based on the true-life event of Garrett F. Mitchell, a mentally challenged young man who was gunned down in a late-night SWAT police stand-off in 2018 in Forsyth County, Georgia USA.
The artwork speaks to issues of gun violence, drugs, and mental disabilities.
The imagery and audio narration for the piece are constructed from volumes of research collected including live police transcripts, photos at the scene, videos, zoom interviews and more- all attributed and accessible via an extensive database connected to the online experience.
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Listen to Roz discuss the piece:
Suffolk County Community College's Center for Peace and Justice