The chosen works for the exhibition entitled “Invisible: growing up in the streets,” are all created by known street artists from around the world. The purpose for each of these pieces included in the exhibition is to showcase the global issue surrounding poverty, specifically in regards to children. The use of street art is essential to this exhibition as it is used to demonstrate the relationship between children and their lives in the streets. The anonymity of some artists and pieces highlights the idea of the invisible child. The environment in which they live in creates poor conditions where they are not given the opportunity to access tools in order to succeed. In this case, the importance of relying on ones inner strength to better their lives is a feeling known all too well to young children living in poverty. There are 2.2 billion children in the world and 1 billion of those children are living in poverty. This exhibition gives us a look into another world in which is ignored in our day to day lives, a world in which there is no support, no education, no roof over our head, and no warm dinners to come home to. This invisible world comes to life in each piece of street art and will allow us to reflect on our own journey and the journeys of others.
