ROMEO IS A JERK (May 2017 – February 2018) is a political art project launched to combat online sexual harassment in a community engaging and humorous way. This project started small- I asked my female friends, colleagues and few strangers on online forums to send screen grabs of their interactions with men online, and in particular those which document everything from subtle sexism to unsolicited graphic images, to verbal abuse and violence. The response since then has been overwhelming, women from all over the world have engaged with this project via social media, and I have recieved upwards of 150 submissions from women interacting with men on private messaging apps like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tinder, and others. The content of these screengrabs has been satirically placed inside Valentine's Day cards. The disturbing crowdsourced content inside these lovely facades strips away the power of anonimity, with the option to delete said messages, that harrassers have on these platforms. I have displayed this work at Subject Hoxton Art fair, Cultural Traffic art fair, and featured in Moodbored Magazine.
The Instagram page for this project, despite its honest content, had been taken down, and the username @romeoisajerk is inactive due to Instagram's regulations.
*Disclaimer: The identities or any information of any persons who contributed to the submission of private online content is not divulged to the public and remains anonymous.