It may well be the driving force behind all art – that we learn by making decisions along with another. This is the crux of story, but it also works in terms of seeing life through the eyes of a sculptor or a painter.

The story behind Alex Seton’s Life Jackets ::

In May of 2013, authorities found twenty-eight people seeking asylum in Western Australia whose bodies had washed up on the Cocos Island. Alex Seton recreated this moment by creating marble life jackets under the title, ‘Someone died trying to have a life like mine.’ I’ll let him take the floor ::

Artists :: how does empathy give power to your message like Alex Seton’s life jackets?

Non-artists :: have you ever empathized with the deeply emotional experience of a stranger? What’s the story on that?

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Free stories for readers and encouragement for artists ::