In Plain Sight
Airplane Poetry

Crafting Sky Words: A Poetry Flyover for Independence Day.

In 2020, during July 4th weekend in the height of Covid, a group of 80 notable artists attacked the sky with poetry, using fleets of coordinated airplanes across different cities.  

Lead by renowned artists Cassils and rafa esparza, along with dozens of collaborators, the project was covered by every major press and aimed to highlight the plight of immigrants and children held in cages.  

As a form of performance art, it aimed to counter feelings of hopelessness and visualize the issue on a massive scale. The initiative's members included lawyers, activists, and artists who were determined to address the ills of mass detention.

Heroic was digital director of this unconventional art realm.

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With Fleets Of Planes, Artists Take To Skies Nationwide To Protest Mass Detention
NPR
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Wired
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