Mel Chin employs a broad range of approaches and mediums to investigate how art can provoke greater

Mel Chin employs a broad range of approaches and mediums to investigate how art can provoke greater social awareness and promote community healing. His project Fundred Reserve was created as a community-based response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It comprises over 460,000 hand-drawn ‘Fundred’ (hundred) dollar bills — each uniquely designed by children, students, teachers, and community members from across the country. The collaborative project lobbies for funding to create healthier communities and foster dialogue about lead poisoning in youth populations, with the goal of matching the worth of the Reserve. Ultimately, Chin says he aspires for the Fundred Reserve to “be part of the movement that creates policy to undo the legacy of lead poisoning throughout the country”.In the final weeks of 2020, we’re taking time to find comfort, hope, and healing with artworks in the Museum’s collection. #reflectionsonhealingPosted by Christian ReederArtists of the Fundred Project, initiated by Mel Chin (American, born 1951). Fundred Reserve, 2008-2019. Paper, hemp twine, white oak, bronze, silk, brass, pigment, patina, Styrofoam, wood, Fundreds. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Artists of the Fundred Project, initiated by Mel Chin, 2019.29. © artist or artist’s estate (Photo: Photo: Benjamin C Tankersley, courtesy Fundred Project) -- source link

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