Ellen C. Caldwell | ECLAIRE.me

The exhibit’s brochure described the maps in the show as bearing witness and “testifying to the criminal regimes that force people into dangerous journeys and that seek to curtail, control and interrupt their crossings.” Through a variety of maps and media, It is obvious from the map succeeds at challenging viewers to see a multiplicity of realities and that in fact “nothing is obvious” when it comes to how society deals with migration, migrant rights, monitoring migrant vessels, and movements of a people.

Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani use digital technology, geo-spatial mapping, and human testimonials to visualize human rights violations and to fight for migrant rights.