Freedom 58 Team
In this abstract painting, contemporary artist Jami Nix Rahn depicts GB Road, the largest red-light district in New Delhi, India, where an estimated 5,000 women are held as prostitutes, most of whom were trafficked there. In this painting, Jami depicts the notorious brothel Number 64, which houses Nepali women who are considered more beautiful because of their skin tone. Through the various blue hues, she reveals the darkness above the glittery shops and machine factories that make up this part of India. This red light district is a mere five-minute walk from the New Delhi Railway Station, a hub where 500,000 people pass daily. In this critical location, transit monitors work tirelessly to intercept individuals at risk of being brought here and sold into sex slavery. Thanks to their efforts, the New Delhi monitors currently prevent about 100 people each month from falling into this devastating fate.
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