You Can Wash Away the Virus But You Can Never Wash Away the Shame | Labor Camp Report June 6, 2020 / 1,976,515

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Creator

Labor Camp | Piotr Szyhalski

Title

You Can Wash Away the Virus But You Can Never Wash Away the Shame | Labor Camp Report June 6, 2020 / 1,976,515

Coverage

Lake Street and West River Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Description

A black and white print with text reading "You can wash away the virus but you can never wash away the shame | Covid-19 Labor Camp Report June 6 ,2020 / 1,976,515." Imagery includes a close up of hand washing, a public, state-sanctioned lynching, and a white hand with a club. This references the dual pandemic of Covid-19 and systemic racism. There is additional graffiti and tagging on this wall. Tagging touches the bottom border of the print, indicating that the wall was tagged after the print was pasted up.

Source

Original work posted on the artist's Instagram.

Rights

Artist: Labor Camp | Piotr Szyhalski
Photographer: Sally Pemberton

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping

Date

Contributor

HS

Identifier

UAM-GF_2743

Geolocation

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