Exploring Themes of Innocence and Role Play: A Child in an Orange Jumpsuit Holding a Sign

A mother is pretending to be selling her 10 year old white daughter at a slave auction. The child is wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and has an oversized pacifier in her mouth. She also wears a cardboard sign and has her hands tied up with a rope. The mother pretends to be a slave merchant. The father and grandparents are pretending to buy the child, A child wears an orange jail jumpsuit. The child holds a cardboard sign. Hands are tied with rope. The setting suggests an auction. Themes of role play and societal issues are present

A thought-provoking staged scene portraying a mother acting as a slave trader auctioning her 10-year-old daughter, who is dressed in an orange jail-style outfit with a large pacifier in her mouth. The child has a handmade cardboard sign on her and her hands are tied lightly with a rope as part of the act. Observers playing the roles of potential buyers involve the father and grandparents evaluating the scene. The background suggests an informal gathering or event aimed at making a poignant statement. There is a palpable air of a serious discussion of historical and societal implications displayed through metaphorical representation, A mother sells her daughter at a slave auction. The child in an orange jumpsuit has an oversized pacifier and a cardboard sign. Her hands are tied with a rope. The mother acts as a merchant with a family pretending to purchase the child