The one year anniversary of the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown is coming up next month and one artist is looking in a very different direction to honor Brown.
The exhibit, titled “Confronting Truths: Wake Up!” was created by Ti-Rock Moore, a white women from New Orleans who said the display is about white privilege in America and how it has negatively affected the black community, not just now, but for generations.
Brown was killed by white police officer, Darren Wilson after Brown stole from a convenience store in Ferguson, Missouri, and was involved in an altercation between the store owner and then Wilson.
The display features a life-size portrayal of Brown lying on the ground, according to Fox 2 Now, to signify how the 18-year-old was left on the ground hours after he was shot.
Brown’s great-Aunt praised the work of art.
“His story needs to be told. I think the world and the community need to understand what happened to Michael,” said Sheila Morgan, according to KMOV. “If it happened to Michael, it could happen to anyone.”
Brown’s mother is set to travel to Chicago, where the exhibit is displayed, to view it for herself.
Also on display, is a black Statue of Liberty, a noose dangling from a neon sign and a plaque with the words, “I Can’t Breathe,” in reference to Eric Garner, who was strangled by a police officer in New York last Summer.
The exhibit will run through Aug. 10, in Chicago.
A video of the exhibit can be seen below. Warning: Video contains sensitive images.