Project84 was an art installation comprising life-size statues of 84 men on top of the
ITV buildings at
Southbank in London, England. It aimed to highlight the fact that, in the United Kingdom, an average 84 men die by
suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...
each week.
Each of the statues represents a specific, named individual who died by suicide, and whose biographies are available on the project's website.
The installation was created by artist
Mark Jenkins and his collaborator
Sandra Fernandez, at the instigation of the charity 'CALM' (
Campaign Against Living Miserably
Campaign Against Living Miserably, or CALM, is a registered charity based in England.
CALM runs a free, confidential and anonymous helpline as well as a web chat service, offering help, advice and information to anyone who is struggling or in c ...
) with sponsorship from
Harry's.
It was launched on the ITV programme ''
This Morning'' on 26 March 2018,
and remained there for five days.
See also
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Event Horizon (sculpture)
References
External links
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Public art in London
Statues in the United Kingdom
Suicide in the United Kingdom
2018 in art
March 2018 in the United Kingdom
Works about suicide
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