Project Graham
ArtistPatricia Piccinini
Year2016
MediumSilicone, human hair
Websitehttp://www.meetgraham.com.au/

Project Graham (also Graham and Meet Graham) is a lifelike figure depicting what a human would look like if the species evolved to survive car crashes. Created as part of a road safety campaign for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) of Victoria, Australia,[1] it was meant to symbolize the vulnerability of human bodies in such accidents.[2]

History

In 2016, the TAC commissioned Melbourne-based artist Patricia Piccinini to collaborate with trauma surgeon Dr. Christian Kenfield, as well as Dr. David Logan, a crash investigation expert at Monash University Accident Research Centre, on “Project Graham”, a lifelike sculpture for their public safety campaign “Towards Zero”.[3]

Piccinini and company created Graham within six months of the initial commission, having spent roughly $149,000 (AUD $200,000) on the project.[2]

The sculpture was displayed at the State Library of Victoria until 8 August 2016, when it was taken on a tour throughout the state.[4] The tour ended in February 2018.

In 2017, Graham received a nomination for the Beasley Designs of the Year award.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Del-Colle (2016-07-22). "Meet Graham, The Human Designed to Survive Car Crashes". Car and Driver. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. 1 2 Janissa Delzo, Special to (2016-07-25). "Meet Graham, a 'human' designed to survive a car crash". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Sculpture to challenge Victorians' road safety attitude". www.abc.net.au. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Danny. "Horrifying Sculpture Depicts a Human Evolved to Survive a Car Crash". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. ↑ https://www.beazley.com/Documents/2017/20170816-Beazley-Designs-of-the-Year-press-release-shortlist.pdf


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