Artist Jon Henry started working on his photography series Stranger Fruit back in 2014. What began as a protest against senseless police killings of black people ended up being a lot of other things, too. Most notably, it’s an introspective mirror that allows viewers to examine their own take on the subject.
The people we see in the photos are real mothers, posing in their own environment with their actual sons, reenacting what it must feel like to lose them. The mothers are isolated. Alone. Empty. When the trials are over and the protesters have gone home, when the news cameras are gone and nobody is around anymore, the mother remains on the site forever. There’s no peace of mind; the scene will always haunt her.
These mothers understand that this could happen to their family at any moment.
More info: jonhenryphotography.com | Instagram
#1 Untitled #44, Crenshaw Blvd, Ca
Image source: Jon Henry
#2 Stranger Fruit By Jon Henry
Image source: Jon Henry
#3 Untitled #35, North Minneapolis, Mn
Image source: Jon Henry
#4 Untitled #42, Central Los Angeles, Ca
Image source: Jon Henry
#5 Untitled #5 Parkchester, NY
Image source: Jon Henry
#6 Untitled #33, Jersey City, Nj
Image source: Jon Henry
#7 “Untitled 48, Inglewood, Ca”
Image source: Jon Henry
#8 Untitled #19 Magnificent Mile, Il
Image source: Jon Henry
#9 Untitled #25 Montgomery, Al
Image source: Jon Henry
#10 Untitled #55 Little Rock, Ar
Image source: Jon Henry
#11 Untitled #17 South Side Chicago, Il
Image source: Jon Henry
#12 Jon Henry, “Untitled 39, Santa Monica, Ca”
Image source: Jon Henry
#13 Untitled 53, North Little Rock, Ar
Image source: Jon Henry
#14 Untitled 56, Houston Tx
Image source: Jon Henry
#15 “Untitled 45, Oakland, Ca”
Image source: Jon Henry
#16 Untitled #13 Groveland Park, Il
Image source: Jon Henry
#17 Untitled 51, New Orleans, La
Image source: Jon Henry
#18 Untitled #3 Harlem, NY
Image source: Jon Henry
#19 Untitled #1 Co-Op City, NY
Image source: Jon Henry
#20 Untitled #29, North Miami, Fl
Image source: Jon Henry
#21 Untitled #24 Birmingham, Al
Image source: Jon Henry
#22 Untitled 46, San Francisco, Ca
Image source: Jon Henry
#23 Stranger Fruit By Jon Henry
Image source: Jon Henry
#24 Untitled #21, Berwyn, Il
Image source: Jon Henry
#25 Untitled 50, West Orange Nj
Image source: Jon Henry
#26 Untitled #31, Wynwood, Fl
Image source: Jon Henry
#27 Untitled #9 Newburgh, NY
Image source: Jon Henry
#28 Untitled #11 Buffalo, NY
Image source: Jon Henry
Follow Us
