The Factory System
Every Crash Deserves a Monument
Crashscape is Michael James Freedman's larger project about traffic violence in New York. CrashCount Factory brings that project into objects people can wear, carry, and live with.
The street is the source
Every work begins with the public record of a real NYC crash. The point is not to decorate data. The point is to keep a civic fact from disappearing into the background.
The monument travels
Crashscape appears at city scale through the app. The Factory returns it to the physical world as prints, wearables, stickers, and objects that can move through daily life.
The multiple is witness
A multiple can be collectible without becoming private in spirit. It can enter a room, cross a subway platform, or become the reason someone asks what happened here.
A portion supports repair
These are works of art, and they also belong to a civic practice. A portion of each sale supports traffic safety work in New York City.
A city-scale artwork you can carry
Crashscape rises from the streets as a virtual monument. CrashCount Factory brings that same work back into the world as editions for bodies, rooms, and conversations.