Patricia Cronin

Shrine For Girls is a series of site-specific sculptural
installations created by artist Patricia Cronin (Beverly,
Massachussetts, 1963), reflecting on the global plight of
exploited women and girls.
The installation is located at the Chiesa di San Gallo, a
historic-site destination near the heart of Venetian culture
and society, Piazza San Marco.
Although the United Nations passed the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, women and girls
around the world continue to be among the most vulnerable
members of our global society. Often facing violence, repression,
and enforced ignorance, this young female populace is
subjected to a horrifying existence on earth.
Inside the Church of San Gallo, Patricia Cronin has created
a shrine in their honor.
In this exhibition, dramatically illuminated mounds of their
clothing are elevated to the status of art to bring awareness
to this urgent crisis, while providing a space to reflect and,
hopefully, inspire viewers into action. One framed photograph
of each of these three tragic events will accompany
this installation, which hopes to propose a new and reflective
dialogue between gender, memory and justice.