Every election since I've been old enough to vote, I've heard the news say that people don't deliver on their promise to vote. This flashmob event–a passion project outside of my agency work–was intended to push apathetic voters to the polls by reminding them that not voting is a disturbing form of self-censorship.
The details:
Downtown Minneapolis at rush hour on the night before the 2008 Presidential elections. Passers-by were stunned as everyone around them (the commuters, the couple waiting to go into a restaurant, the bicyclist, even the busking guitar player) suddenly taped their mouths shut with gags that read: Use Your Voice Nov.4
And a sample of the press:
