The Inadequacy of Words to Express the Nature of Reality…*

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War-Toys is a project undertaken by veteran photographer Brian McCarty. McCarty has set out to explore the daily experiences of children who live in war zones.  This is how he describes it himself –

“So War-Toys in a nutshell allows children to articulate their experiences of war, occupation, terrorism through a collaborative process. It’s all based on art therapy and play therapy. I essentially go and interview kids, working with established therapists. You ask them to draw a picture or write a letter, and somehow they express what they’ve seen, what they feel, what they’ve heard. And from those drawings, I then go and buy local toys, and recreate at the actual locations, what they’ve described.”

For his first War-Toys project, McCarty has chosen the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  He puts a lot of effort into remaining neutral –  “I want to show all sides of the conflict, and show the cost of the conflict from the kids, who are just stuck in the middle of this whole mess.”

This project is an excellent example of how the arts can be used not only to show the problems in the world but also to help heal the pain.

This CNN report is very informative –

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G7_vkxrTEo]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/war-toys-mccarty/index.html

* Plato
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  1. Art used to show children problems in the world that also helps heal the pain! Priceless. I am tweeting this link to the mother of my grandchildren right now! THANK YOU,THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!

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