The Street
Peace Project
A community-centered art and storytelling project exploring grief, healing, memory, resilience, and collective humanity through public art, documentary work, and shared messages of peace.
Welcome to the Street Peace Project
The urban community, where I live, has experienced significant violent crime in recent years. Memorials for lost loved ones, usually under the age of 20, dot the streets within blocks of each other.
We were a neighborhood stricken with grief. We needed healing. Something I have learned from photographing these memorials is instead of being a focus of tragedy, they are dedications to life. And though the neighborhood struggles, there is a determination to continue on and stay whole.
The Beacon was created to try to restore our community and support each other. In the winter of 2024, the Beacon, an interactive sculpture, stood in an empty lot for 10 weeks gathering more than 1100 messages of peace for the neighborhood, with not a single negative comment. These messages support, encourage and affirm how much we care for each other. Now more messages are contributed from all over. These messages of peace are small actions giving voice to positive change and can make a big impact in uniting for harmony.
Follow daily Messages of Peace shared throughout 2026 on Instagram and Facebook.
The Memorials
The Memorials is a photographic exhibition documenting street memorials throughout Troy, New York. Through these images, the project explores how families, friends, and communities respond to tragedy with love, remembrance, and public acts of care — transforming spaces of loss into places of tribute, mourning, healing, and human connection.
What began as a photographic exploration of memorials evolved into the Street Peace Project — a broader community storytelling initiative inviting public participation through messages of peace, documentary interviews, public art, and collective reflection.
What does peace
mean to you?
Community Voices
Collected reflections, memories, hopes, and messages shared by community members through the Street Peace Project.
Documentary Film
What happens when a community chooses remembrance instead of silence?
An evolving documentary capturing the voices, memorials, public art, and community experiences connected to the Street Peace Project.
Project Archive
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Visual Archive
A photographic presentation documenting the evolution of the Street Peace Project — from early concept sketches and the construction of The Beacon to the community members who contributed their messages of peace.
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News & Media
News coverage, press features, interviews, and media documenting the growth and community impact of the Street Peace Project.
