What
is it like to be young in today’s world? The Geography of Youth is
a public art project, sharing the stories and faces of Millennials
from all corners of the globe:
"We
designed TheGeography of Youth,
a project where we would travel around the world interviewing
Millennials about their lives, making their portraits and sharing
their stories online, and later in a public art show. In early
2011 we hit the road. We traveled mostly by bicycle from Alaska to
Argentina, then in a loop around Europe and Morocco. Then we traveled
by mini-camper-car around the United States. We’ve slept on
restaurant floors and in haunted forests. We’ve eaten rat and
mystery meat and street food and we’ve only had food poisoning
three times. In the grand tradition of travel we’ve learned as
much about ourselves as we have about the world around us.
In
the spring of 2013 we opened The Geography of Youth to online
submissions. We invite all 18-32 year olds to upload a self-portrait
and answer the same twelve interview questions that we’ve asked
hundreds of Millennials around the world. Please, join us in creating
the largest participatory portrait of a generation ever made by
submitting at www.geographyofyouth.tumblr.com.
It is our hope that these images and words will spark dialogue
about our generation, our challenges, and our triumphs."
PART I
PART II