Fractures
Street-harassment phrases that look light. Each time they are repeated, their letters break a little more.
This project is about violence against women. No images of violence are shown.
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- Smile a little!
- Are you on your own?
- Aren’t you cold dressed like that?
- It was a compliment.
- You can’t say anything any more.
- You were asking for it.
- Hey, miss!
- You’re cute, you know.
- Give me your number?
- Why aren’t you answering?
- Don’t be shy.
- Don’t play hard to get.
- You’re hot.
- Nice legs!
- Shall I walk you home?
- Where do you live?
- Hey, I’m talking to you!
- Who do you think you are?
- Slut.
- You’re ugly anyway.
- Dressed like that, what did you expect?
- It’s just a joke.
- You’ve got no sense of humour.
- You say no, but you mean yes.
- Come on, just one smile.
- Hey, gorgeous…
- Come over here.
- Where are you off to like that?
- In a bad mood or what?
- No one will believe you.
These sentences are typical examples. The final version of the project will use sentences collected, with their consent, from women who have heard them.
- Year
- 2026
A remark in the street may seem harmless to the person who says it. For the one who hears it, it adds up with all the others, day after day.
Fractures borrows the fracture from my PAIX typeface: each sentence breaks a little more every time it is repeated. You can also type a sentence you have heard. It stays on your screen and is not saved anywhere.