The Resistance Project is a series started in 2013, titled after War Resisters International, an anti-war organization founded in the wake of the First World War. The WRI’s logo depicts a rifle broken in half by a pair of hands. Ziman redesigned the logo to represent an AK-47, the deadliest weapon ever invented- that has killed more people than the atomic bomb and HIV/AIDS combined.
“We live in a country where deadly assault rifles are so easily accessible they can be acquired from stores like Walmart, with less restrictions or government oversight than most medications, cigarettes, and alcohol” says Ziman.
The Resistance Project is a series started in 2013, titled after War Resisters International, an anti-war organization founded in the wake of the First World War. The WRI’s logo depicts a rifle broken in half by a pair of hands. Ziman redesigned the logo to represent an AK-47, the deadliest weapon ever invented- that has killed more people than the atomic bomb and HIV/AIDS combined.
“We live in a country where deadly assault rifles are so easily accessible they can be acquired from stores like Walmart, with less restrictions or government oversight than most medications, cigarettes, and alcohol” says Ziman.
CAPE TOWN
This 300-foot installation was installed on The Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa, where crowds gathered to watch Nelson Mandela’s first address to the nation from the balcony of the Old Town Hall after being freed from 27 years in prison. The installation was organized as part of the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, hosted by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
MANENBURG
JOHANNESBURG
SEATTLE
Collaborative mural entitled “What’s Free” by Ralph Ziman and Seattle-based artist Rodney H. King.
DOWNTOWN LA
Collaboration with artist KFISH, who added the lyrics to “Give Peace A Chance” by John Lennon.
SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES
Collaboration with artist Bisco Smith. Behind the resistance logo are the names of individuals who were killed by gun violence in the previous year (2014).
VENICE BEACH LOS ANGELES
Collaboration with artist Bisco Smith.
VENICE BEACH LOS ANGELES
Collaboration with artist Jesse Hazelip, design featuring the Afrikan American flag.
