Experience the Online Exhibit
The Soul Boxes in this photo represent the number of people who have been killed by gun violence in just one month.

This online exhibit is an archive of the October 2021 display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Featured are over 36,000 of the nearly 200,000 Soul Boxes made by individuals across the country. The art and messages on these Soul Boxes are their expressions. Soul Boxes represent individuals in the U.S. killed by gun violence, defense, accidents and suicide. Some honor specific victims by name.
Photos and listings of other Soul Box Project exhibits.
Each origami Soul Box has been folded to hold a space for one life lost or injured by gunfire.

For statistics about gunfire deaths and injuries visit GunViolenceArchive.org.
This online exhibit features over 36,000 of the nearly 200,000 Soul Boxes made by individuals across the country. The art and messages on these Soul Boxes are their expressions.
Soul Boxes represent individuals in the U.S. killed by gun violence, defense, accidents and suicide. Some honor specific victims by name.
Photos and listings of other Soul Box Project exhibits.
Each origami Soul Box has been folded to hold space for one life lost or injured by gunfire.

For statistics about gunfire deaths and injuries visit GunViolenceArchive.org.
This Loss We Carry
Art Revealing the Gunfire Epidemic
The video below features a survivor, Laurie, who came to This Loss We Carry on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. She is shown how to find the Soul Boxes she made for her nephew and for her son, both victims of gunfire.
To similarly experience the exhibit online : type in a name, click on the panel with a red border, then search among those 98 Soul Boxes.
Search for a Box
This online exhibit represents the approximate number of lives lost in one year.
All of these Soul Boxes were on display on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
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