Who Will Be Next?
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
Jul 7, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

RoCo’s newest public art installation is an ongoing social practice project created by collaborators Martin Krafft and Elena Makansi. On the facade of RoCo, you’ll find three large panels featuring tracings from previous iterations of the memorial project, including both past and potential victims of gun violence, created during a 63-hour long community vigil. Sections of the panels are blank and will be filled with images created by the Rochester community.

After viewing the artworks outside of RoCo, visitors are invited to come inside and trace photographs submitted to the project by gun violence survivors. As this project is an act of ongoing community creation, visitors are welcome to send their images to director@martinkrafft.com.

More about the project: Started six years ago in Tucson, AZ, this project has evolved through multiple iterations to invite gun violence survivors from around the country to share images with their loved ones to be traced in acts of ritual mourning. Throughout the process, Krafft and Makansi seek to center the experiences of those most harmed by gun violence. In order to make space for creative empathy, participants were also invited to trace photos of their loved ones and consider them as potential victims of gun violence. Learn more about the artists and project here.