Name: My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
Uploaded: 2011-03-04T01:32:00Z
Duration: 23 min 52 s
Description: French street artist JR uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out.

JR: My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

French street artist JR uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out.

Public art transforms city streets into global galleries, inviting everyone to participate and reflect. In the aftermath of riots, massive portraits of everyday people reclaim their stories from sensational headlines, while in conflict zones, faces of Israelis and Palestinians pasted side by side reveal unexpected common ground. Projects like Women Are Heroes turn raw, personal images into symbols of resilience and dignity. By placing art where museums do not exist, these collective acts help communities see themselves differently, sparking conversations that ripple far beyond any canvas.