30 Duke University student-survivors of sexual violence volunteered to be photographed holding posters with quotations said by their perpetrators, family, friends and/or themselves. Each poster tells a story that illustrates their journey of survivorship, highlighting the particular issues surrounding sexual assault and Duke University’s campus.
The mission of the Breaking Out Project is to encourage healing through art, and counter the culture of silence that isolates, blames, and shames survivors of sexual violence. This photo exhibit is a tribute to these students that have courageously come forward to share their stories, and the many more Duke student-survivors that are not featured in this exhibit and remain nameless.
For two weeks this past October, the photos were on display in the Duke University Chapel, the heart of campus. We interviewed the curator of the exhibit, Hanna Metaferia (T’14).
Click here to see the photos.
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