The Backboards brand is a line of T-shirts with the graphic specifically displayed on the back. This affords the passersby the opportunity to engage the content without the awkwardness of face to face contact. If conversation is initiated, the presumption is that the wearer will be capable of engaging in a substantive dialogue and perhaps connect with a person that would have otherwise remained a stranger.

 

Backboards can be the starting point for establishing new relationships. Too often, our relationships are constrained by social or institutional parameters. My intention is to start new relationships that acknowledge the need for a collective quest for the elimination of human suffering, while working together for the common good.