The large exhibit is named "fear in fragment" and it dates from the early 1990s.
Leslie has concerns about bias, fear and fragmentation in our
society. With this exhibit, she threw an artistic spotlight on a part of our society where fear and barriers are common, our justice system.
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Leslie spent four years painting portraits of prison inmates and former inmates. She also painted portraits of the officials in the justice system that jailed the inmates. The officials included judges,
lawyers, social workers and police.
She then painted portraits of "regular" people as a third section of the exhibit.
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The "fear and fragment" exhibit fills a small room. Viewers have difficulty telling who are the inmates, who are the justice officials and who are the "regulars".
That's the point. Leslie believes that our justice system reflects a breakdown in communication and understanding on all three sides. Her art gives a glimpse of the common ground that everyone in the justice system and in our society shares.
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The exhibit was shown at a B.C. Judges Conference in Vancouver, at the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford and at the Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women.  |
