JR:murals for Android

11 things about JR:murals

1. It features 245 individuals, including gun collectors, hunters, law enforcement officials, shooting victims, doctors, teachers, parents, and others, giving a face to the full and complex spectrum of views on guns in America.

2. Meet 48 men - some currently and formerly incarcerated, some victims of crime, others correctional officers and staff - who gathered at a California Correctional Institution to share their stories of mercy, rehabilitation, and the current state of America’s legal system.

3. The portraits were collaged together to create The Chronicles of Miami, a highly realistic, photographic mural that offers a window into the social dynamics and paradoxes present in Miami life.

4. In May and June 2018, the mobile studio was parked at fifteen different locations around the five boroughs, chosen for being specific crossroads of the city.

5. Over 1,200 people - including well-known public figures as well as doctors, swimmers, homeless men and women, protesters, shop vendors, and many other San Franciscans - were filmed, photographed, and recorded.

6. The mural tells a story of New York City through art: its energy, its feats, its issues, its people.

7. The mural invited people to share their views, describe their experiences, and discover common ground.

8. Explore the mural to meet the artists, service workers, business owners, and beachgoers, among others, who call Miami home.

9. The app includes five epic murals, four of which are part of JR’s Chronicles series that imagines how a city or issue can be represented through art.

10. In January and February 2018, the artist and his team visited 22 different locations around the city, welcoming everyone who wished to participate.

11. Using augmented reality, you can hear what every person in the mural has to say, giving life to each portrait.