"Be Heard, Behin Ha Design Studio’s sculpture for the Plywood Protection Project, is a large-scale plywood megaphone. Plywood panels are arranged to create the conical form of the megaphone and assembled to create the structural framework that holds it up. Behin Ha worked with fabrication shop afoam of Ridgewood, Queens to build their Plywood Protection Project.
The plywood was previously used as a barrier, providing security to businesses from the perceived threat of the protests on one side, and a canvas for expression to street artists and protesters on the other. By transforming the plywood to a megaphone, a device for amplifying people's voices, the project builds on these layers of use and meaning. It aims to elicit a hopeful and optimistic reaction, highlighting the resilience of New York City by showcasing how a material once used as a barrier during protests can be transformed to celebrate free speech and civic engagement."
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