Louisiana's Unmasking Brain Injury Art Exhibit has been traveling the state for a year and a half and continues to make a profound impact on all of those who have had the privilege to witness this emotional display in person.
The exhibit, organized by the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana (BIALA), sponsored by TASS Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, and in association with the national Unmasking Brain Injury organization, displays masks created by people living with brain injuries throughout Louisiana.
“Behind each mask is a person telling a story, and each one is unique, just like brain injuries,” BIALA executive director Kimberly Hill says. “Brain injury is something often referred to as a “silent” or “invisible” disability, because it is not always obvious to others. The idea behind the masks is to promote awareness of the prevalence of brain injury, while giving individuals a voice to communicate with others about their experience living with a brain injury. These individuals want to show others that persons living with a disability due to brain injury are deserving of respect, compassion and the same opportunities afforded all citizens in their respective communities.”
To see the masks in person, visit www.biala.org for the travel schedule.
