Human Tableau Project This image is part of a series that I started many years ago to raise awareness about human trafficking and the sex slave trade. I called the series the Human Tableau Project. This image in particular represents the victims of human trafficking. The barcode and universal money symbols aren't just symbolic of humans being sold as a commodity in today's modern world, but they also represent the literal barcodes that are often tattooed on victims to both sell them and devalue them as a human being. Human trafficking is an estimated 32 billion dollar business, and there exist approximately 20 million slaves still in existence today. About 300,000 people are trafficked domestically in the United States each year, and victims are targeted from ALL social and economic backgrounds. The sex slave trade is particularly despicable (as this image in the series is meant to represent), and the most popular selling age is for girls between the ages of 12 and 14, and a victim may be forced to perform sex an average 20-48 times a day. There are many organizations formed to fight against human trafficking, such as the Polaris Project, C.A.S.T. LA, and Hands of Hope, A21, Love146, Don't Sell Bodies .org. But what can you and I do to stop this? Lots of things, actually! I have made a list on my website and an extensive blog list of things we can all do everyday to help the fight. (Please follow the link in my bio to read more.) One action you can do to get started: Put the Nation Trafficking Hotline into your phone and report any suspicious activity you see that might involve trafficking humans. 1-888-373-7888 (You can leave the tip anonymously, of course.) I had amazing help bring this project to life. Howard Kim is the amazing photographer. Courtney Lotz, costume assistant and model. Kaitlin Davis, assistant. Ronald Hoffman, model. #humantableauxproject #humantableauproject #humantrafficking #modernslavery #humantraffickingawareness #humanrights #advocacy #artadvocacy #artforchange #artforcharity #slavery #abolishslavery #streetperformance #tableau #arttableau #costumedesign #streetdemonstration