The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters ~ 20" x 24" Lithographs from digital photos printed on handmade paper embedded with the artist's hair and finger nails.
• Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.
• At least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.
• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.
• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship, said that their boyfriend had threatened violence.
• Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.
• Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters, or the police for help.
• Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.
(Retrieved from: http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/)
These works are intended to serve as visual expressions of personal stories of abuse and escape by survivors of domestic violence.
• Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.
• At least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.
• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.
• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship, said that their boyfriend had threatened violence.
• Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.
• Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters, or the police for help.
• Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.
(Retrieved from: http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/)
These works are intended to serve as visual expressions of personal stories of abuse and escape by survivors of domestic violence.