{"id":1422,"date":"2018-12-04T18:08:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T18:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/?page_id=1422"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:58:26","slug":"americas-teddy-bear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/americas-teddy-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Teddy Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1422\" class=\"elementor elementor-1422\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5213ea3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5213ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba1f63\" data-id=\"1ba1f63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4fad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c4fad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>America\u2019s Teddy Bear is an art installation and durational performance featuring a human-sized silhouette of a teddy bear, constructed from bright orange suction foam bullets. The number of bullets used in each iteration corresponds to the specific number of children and adults who have been injured or killed in school shootings* since the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in 2012; the work expands with each exhibition to reflect the persistent growth of systemic violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da1661 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da1661\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-795104e\" data-id=\"795104e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75600e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75600e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PERFORMANCE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b85e60e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b85e60e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-960b679\" data-id=\"960b679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142fe59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"142fe59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The installation is realized through a poignant, two-part performance that contrasts the violence of the act with the sanctity of the victims&#8217; lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f0f3a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f0f3a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7626268\" data-id=\"7626268\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8010e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8010e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5wYXRyaWNpYWVzcGlub3NhLmNvbVwvYmxvZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDNcL1BvaW50aW5nR3VuLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PointingGun.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shooting at America's Teddy Bear during the first part of the performance at Ogden Contemporary Arts, Utah, 2021.\nPhoto: Cam McLeod<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c83d502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c83d502\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6eee50\" data-id=\"c6eee50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90f146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c90f146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Part I: The Impact\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The performance begins with the firing of foam bullets into the teddy bear\u2019s silhouette using a toy gun modeled after military-style firearms. This &#8220;shooting&#8221; is accompanied by the chilling audio of a school\u2019s lockdown announcement, recorded by fifteen-year-old Lillian Duarte while she was hiding in her classroom from an active shooter. The automated repetition of \u201cLocks, lights, out of sight\u201d creates a visceral atmosphere of urgency and fear.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6810b99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6810b99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-156ca61\" data-id=\"156ca61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2088e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2088e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo-768x508.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DerMixerShootingTeddy-duo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">First segment of Performance of America's Teddy Bear  at Der Mixer Galerie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5555dc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5555dc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee92dd\" data-id=\"3ee92dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d67c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d67c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Part II: The Remembrance<\/strong> <br \/>In the second segment, the lockdown audio is replaced by live music\u2014a meditative transition and show of respect for the victims. During this time, bullets bearing the individual names and ages of the victims are hand-placed into the silhouette. This shift transforms the bear from a target of violence into a memorial of collective grief and individual recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0594d86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0594d86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e21dd17\" data-id=\"e21dd17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753518c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"753518c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/placing-bullets_duo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Second part of Performance \u2013 placement of individual bullets bearing the names of the victims <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7521bf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7521bf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff9c8a\" data-id=\"7ff9c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bcfd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26bcfd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ORIGIN &amp; EVOLUTION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc47f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fc47f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c042e00\" data-id=\"c042e00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a6b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a6b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>America\u2019s Teddy Bear<\/em> was conceived in response to the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018. It was first exhibited two months later at ALAS \u2013 Atelier &amp; Artspace in Frankfurt, Germany. Since its debut, the project has traveled to various venues across Germany and the United States. Inevitably, the number of bullets has increased at every location as the toll of gun violence continues to rise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c96dfac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c96dfac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d563052\" data-id=\"d563052\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8b458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba8b458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PROCESS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-485a322 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"485a322\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a6a47\" data-id=\"46a6a47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fe83f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fe83f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-102ee70\" data-id=\"102ee70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab0759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ab0759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4866-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4866-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4866-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4866-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4866.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1078880\" data-id=\"1078880\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c661c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c661c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4278-e1594486857499-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4278-e1594486857499-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4278-e1594486857499-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4278-e1594486857499-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_4278-e1594486857499.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67ab05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67ab05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9948398\" data-id=\"9948398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df38d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df38d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Silhouette:<\/strong> A few days prior to the opening, the teddy bear\u2019s human-sized outline is mapped onto the glass surface using foam bullets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f1fdbe\" data-id=\"9f1fdbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78275fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78275fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Labeling<\/strong>: For every new installation, the names and ages of victims are meticulously hand-written onto new bullets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c337dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c337dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7057f80\" data-id=\"7057f80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6869cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6869cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4758-768x1023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4758-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4758-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4758-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4758-769x1024.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c281856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c281856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Part of the Performance<\/strong>: Bullets are fired into the teddy bear\u2019s silhouette using a military-style modeled toy gun, physically marking the space with the count of the fallen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47a89e\" data-id=\"d47a89e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218b1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"218b1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4804.TRIM_.m4v\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbae91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbae91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo and video from performance at Der Mixer Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany, 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c57345e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c57345e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7445ac4\" data-id=\"7445ac4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43fcad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b43fcad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Active Shooter Lockdown Audio: <\/strong>The performance is set to the sound of what it feels like to hide during a school shooting: \u201cAttention please. Lockdown. Locks, lights, out of sight.\u201d This automated announcement was recorded by fifteen-year-old Lillian Duarte while hiding in her classroom.**<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-877fd95\" data-id=\"877fd95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7fe9ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7fe9ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf7b97\" data-id=\"8bf7b97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d1647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83d1647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4773-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4773-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4773-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4773-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c172bfc\" data-id=\"c172bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246ffc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"246ffc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4775-e1594488054323-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4775-e1594488054323-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4775-e1594488054323-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4775-e1594488054323-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-895a095 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"895a095\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3edc99\" data-id=\"c3edc99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a55dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a55dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Placing Victim\u2019s Bullets:<\/strong><br \/>The second part of the performance consists of the individual, manual placement of the labeled bullets into the silhouette.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8030c2\" data-id=\"a8030c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4b484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4b484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Moment of Reflection<\/strong>:<br \/>As the names are placed, the lockdown audio is replaced by live music as a show of respect to the victims, transforming the space from one of violence to one of memorial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7030599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7030599\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8be9d25\" data-id=\"8be9d25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4affd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4affd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/closeupBulletsMore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/closeupBulletsMore.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/closeupBulletsMore-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/closeupBulletsMore-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4c132\" data-id=\"0b4c132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5092be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6332-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6332-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6332-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6332-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da356e3 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da356e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa2005b\" data-id=\"fa2005b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b2c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Natural Course:<\/strong><br \/>The foam bullets are suction-based and use no adhesive. Over time, some fall and exposure to the sun washes the ink out. This is an intended effect, representing how lost lives can sadly fade from public consciousness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e042df2\" data-id=\"e042df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499760c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499760c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Taking Down America\u2019s Teddy Bear:<\/strong><br \/>The public is invited to help take down the installation. Visitors are encouraged to take a labeled bullet home as a way to remember the name and find out more about that victim\u2019s life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8507154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8507154\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2029ce\" data-id=\"a2029ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b315174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b315174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LATEST PERFORMANCES &amp; INSTALLATIONS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4025623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4025623\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1edcab\" data-id=\"c1edcab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a4207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a4207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following galleries document the evolution of America\u2019s Teddy Bear. As an evolving memorial, the physical scale of the installation expands with each exhibition to account for every new victim\u2014both those injured and those killed. The Bullet Count listed for each location serves as a visual record of the growing number of individuals impacted by school shootings at that point in time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-291981a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"291981a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a83314\" data-id=\"3a83314\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ddffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70ddffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/29\/americas-teddy-bear-at-windows-on-franklin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATB_AfternoonLight-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATB_AfternoonLight-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATB_AfternoonLight-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATB_AfternoonLight-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATB_AfternoonLight.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb5ee5a\" data-id=\"bb5ee5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b668bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b668bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>555<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02717a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02717a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/29\/americas-teddy-bear-at-windows-on-franklin\/\"><em>Windows on Franklin<\/em><\/a><\/span>, Brooklyn, New York. <br \/>April 23 \u2013 September 22, 2022\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea09e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ea09e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ab7d8\" data-id=\"57ab7d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cff1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cff1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>513<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4374b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4374b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/17\/americas-teddy-bear-at-oca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/side_OCA.jpg\" title=\"OCA\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e859bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e859bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/17\/americas-teddy-bear-at-oca\/\">&#8220;Vida, Muerte, Justicia&#8221; Life, Death, Justice<\/a>\u00a0at Ogden Contemporary Arts, Utah. 2021<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf52779\" data-id=\"bf52779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3a61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c3a61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>470<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666bbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"666bbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/americas-teddy-bear-at-der-mixer-galerie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4773.jpg\" title=\"IMG_4773\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7089153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7089153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/americas-teddy-bear-at-der-mixer-galerie\/\"><em>Der Mixer Galerie<\/em><\/a><\/span>, Frankfurt, Germany, 2019<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b28221\" data-id=\"0b28221\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5a6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5a6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>448<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467be82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"467be82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/26\/americas-teddy-bear-at-isola-galerie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_4992.jpg\" title=\"America&#8217;s Teddy Bear\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101bf67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101bf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/26\/americas-teddy-bear-at-isola-galerie\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Isola Galerie<\/span><\/a>, Frankfurt, Germany, 2018<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0cc783\" data-id=\"e0cc783\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddd5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ddd5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>385<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccd3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ccd3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SideViewReflection-low.jpg\" title=\"America&#8217;s Teddy Bear\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6691a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a6691a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>ALAS\u2013Atelier &amp; Art Space, Frankfurt, Germany, 2017<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e68e330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e68e330\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc3db0f\" data-id=\"fc3db0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59a1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f59a1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fcc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66fcc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE TEDDY PROJECT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e297ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e297ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c10d8f\" data-id=\"8c10d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a78fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7a78fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8883-e1594497007290-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8883-e1594497007290-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8883-e1594497007290-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8883-e1594497007290-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddac7c\" data-id=\"5ddac7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc8ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fc8ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Help <i>America\u2019s Teddy Bear<\/i> stay alive.\u00a0<\/p><p>My vision for this project is for it to travel to multiple locations throughout America in hopes of spreading awareness and action to stop the tragedies that guns have caused.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Sponsor a Teddy<\/strong>: You can sponsor a Teddy by donating \u2013 any amount through the Teddy Fund at <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alasartelier.com\/blog\/teddybear\">ALAS Artelier<\/a> <\/span>or <em>Venmo<\/em> to alasartelier@gmail.com\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\"><strong>Suggest a Venue<\/strong>: If you have a lead or suggestion for a new location please<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ); color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/contact\/\">drop me a line<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">.<\/span><\/p><p>Thank you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2650e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2650e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc6988c\" data-id=\"fc6988c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25d8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e25d8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df73a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9df73a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT IS THE DESIRED IMPACT?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17adf0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17adf0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96f210c\" data-id=\"96f210c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2ea5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be2ea5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4227-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4227-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4227-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4227-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2962629\" data-id=\"2962629\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0aa5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0aa5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reexamine Safety:<\/strong> This work invites us to reflect on the idea of a safe childhood\u2014what it was like to grow up going to school without the concept of hiding in a closet for safety.<\/p><p><strong>Challenge the Phenomenon<\/strong>: School shootings have become a social phenomenon; the key purpose here is to create awareness, fight this trend, and recast it as the outlier it should be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34408bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34408bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d153d0f\" data-id=\"d153d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6c62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf6c62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4198-1024x829.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4198-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4198-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4198-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4198-768x622.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9129619\" data-id=\"9129619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d82d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d82d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Psychological Awareness<\/strong>: The project highlights the pressing psychological impact on children and teenagers who are growing up more accustomed to school drills than to field trips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72be8c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72be8c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e27b583\" data-id=\"e27b583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2084d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2084d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4202-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4202-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4202-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_4202-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad166d\" data-id=\"6ad166d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1da19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1da19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Return to Normalcy<\/strong>: While teenage survivors lead admirable campaigns for sensible regulations, I aim to remind adults of the school environments most of us grew up in and the urgent need to revert to that normalcy.<\/p><p>America\u2019s Teddy Bear aims to spark a personal connection with childhood and prompt a fundamental desire to keep schools, and children, safe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd37b9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd37b9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fee167\" data-id=\"3fee167\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a56e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a56e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4036e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e4036e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44bf16d\" data-id=\"44bf16d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a7663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a7663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Germany-3Venues-1024x560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Germany-3Venues-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Germany-3Venues-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Germany-3Venues-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Germany-3Venues-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Germany\u2019s Three Venues. Left: America\u2019s Teddy Bear at ALAS\u2013Atelier &amp; Art Space, March 2018.Center: Isola Galerie, Summer 2018. Right: Der Mixer Galerie, June \u2013 August 2019<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbeabd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbeabd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf664b0\" data-id=\"bf664b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def1195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def1195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*A school shooting is defined by the non-for-profit organization\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunviolencearchive.org\/methodology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Violence Archive<\/a>\u00a0as an attack happening on the property of an elementary school, secondary school or college campus within school hours and extracurricular activities.<\/p><p>**Source\u00a0https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/tasneemnashrulla\/colorado-stem-highlands-school-shooting-texts-video-lockdown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s Teddy Bear is an art installation and durational performance featuring a human-sized silhouette of a teddy bear, constructed from bright orange suction foam bullets.&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/americas-teddy-bear\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">America&#8217;s Teddy Bear<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2508,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1422"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3534,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1422\/revisions\/3534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciaespinosa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}