TED Talks: JR - One Year of Turning the World Inside Out

Following his 2011 TED Prize wish to “show the world its true face,” street artist JR takes the

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Following his 2011 TED Prize wish to “show the world its true face,” street artist JR takes the stage to highlight how the Inside Out Project initiative has begun to drastically catch on in every corner of the globe. The project aims at empowering individuals from all across the world and across many cultures to promote a humanitarian ethos among their communities, neighborhoods and cities. Highlighting a range of the participants in the project, the enthusiastic artist sheds the light, less on himself in favor of painting a broader picture and casting a vision for both those who had participated in their own ways, as well as those in attendance for the passionate lecture.

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