2020 Reclaiming Voices Survivor Art Show
#METOO
Olivia
My story is quite long, so I will shorten it for this purpose. I was sexually assaulted at age 6, and I don't remember much about it, and it was unfortunately just the beginning. From age 12-17 my step-brother sexually assaulted me whenever I would go and visit my father. In 2018 I finally came forward about it on my half-sister's birthday, and it was terrifying, because I didn't want her to succumb to the same fate as I was. Present day, my Father has stopped talking to me because he doesn't believe me. He has cut off all communication I had with my sister, who is now 12 this year. It has been two years since I came forward, and I don't regret it.
BEHIND THE CURTAINS
Cheyene
Why didn’t you leave?
You’re young, beautiful, and very smart
You live in Chicago one of the biggest well-known cities in the U.S
Why am I doing this to Myself?
Abandoned and Alone
Marianne
This piece of artwork reflects human abandonment in shames to indescribable to mention.
From the Darkness
Karen
There are so many chapters to my story. Some are painful and many are beautiful. Through artistic resources like painting, drawing, writing, and my love for music, I am able to navigate through the past while enjoying the present with a clearer vision for a bright future.
The Girl Behind The Wall
Anonymous
This is a representation of me, that also has meaning behind the picture. This camera helps me cope with the tragedy that has happened. Every inch of this picture has every inch of my life in it.
I Wonder if You Knew
Anonymous
You think I chose this
I chose to be with him so I must want to stay with him
I chose not to leave him so I deserved the abuse I got
I chose not to take your help so you stopped caring
Elizabeth
I have always used art as a therapeutic release to relieve the pain and suffering of addiction and sexual trauma. Art is a visual expression of my journey and it reminds me that I am not defined by my past.
God’s plan
Carolyn
You have a plan
I was born into an average family a working dad and a stay at home mom,
They both followed you.
You have a plan,
At age 5 my neighbor altered that plan. He only thought of himself,
HIS EVIL NEEDS.
Shhh….Came the words, something bad will happen to your parents
IF YOU TELL.
The Grand Poop
Anynomous
The Grand POOP is an art of 3D laughter! It shows how anyone can make something disgusting into something beautiful! Have a fiberous day!
13 Hands
Anonymous
A hand print symbolizes many things, but two important things that it represents is strength and protection. Reclaim13 doesn’t just provide us with love and nurture, they help give us our strength back. Reclaim13 helps us come back stronger than ever before. Cherish House protects us from the evil that tries to harm us. Those that try to cause us harm can’t because we are STRONG & PROTECTED. Reclaim13 reclaims what was lost and now is found again.