# Project Graham

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**Project Graham** (also **Graham** and **Meet Graham**) is a lifelike figure depicting what a [human](/source/Human) would look like if the species evolved to survive [car crashes](/source/Car_crashes). Created as part of a [road safety](/source/Road_safety) campaign for the [Transport Accident Commission](/source/Transport_Accident_Commission) (TAC) of [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(state)), [Australia](/source/Australia),[1] it was meant to symbolize the vulnerability of human bodies in such accidents.[2]

## History

In 2016, the TAC commissioned [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne)-based artist Patricia Piccinini to collaborate with [trauma surgeon](/source/Trauma_surgery) Dr. Christian Kenfield, as well as Dr. David Logan, a crash investigation expert at [Monash University Accident Research Centre](/source/Monash_University_Accident_Research_Centre), on “Project Graham”, a lifelike sculpture for their [public safety](/source/Public_safety) campaign “Towards Zero”.[3]

Piccinini and company created Graham within six months of the initial commission, having spent roughly $149,000 (AUD $200,000) on the project.[2]

The sculpture was displayed at the [State Library of Victoria](/source/State_Library_Of_Victoria) until 8 August 2016, when it was taken on a tour throughout the state.[4] The tour ended in February 2018.

In 2017, Graham received a nomination for the [Beasley Designs of the Year](/source/Beazley_Designs_of_the_Year) award.[5]

## References

1. Andrew Del-Colle (2016-07-22). ["Meet Graham, The Human Designed to Survive Car Crashes"](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15346786/meet-graham-the-human-designed-to-survive-car-crashes). *Car and Driver*. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

1. Janissa Delzo, Special to (2016-07-25). ["Meet Graham, a 'human' designed to survive a car crash"](https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/health/graham-human-body-sculpture-car-accident/index.html). *CNN*. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

1. ["Sculpture to challenge Victorians' road safety attitude"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-16/sculpture-to-challenge-victorians-thinking-on-road-safety/7852822). *www.abc.net.au*. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

1. Lewis, Danny. ["Horrifying Sculpture Depicts a Human Evolved to Survive a Car Crash"](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/horrifying-sculpture-depicts-human-evolved-survive-car-crash-180959878/). *Smithsonian Magazine*. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

1. ["Pokémon Go, Kanye West clothing and the Olympic Refugee Flag: Beazley Designs of the Year nominees announced by the Design Museum"](https://www.beazley.com/Documents/2017/20170816-Beazley-Designs-of-the-Year-press-release-shortlist.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150340/https://www.beazley.com/Documents/2017/20170816-Beazley-Designs-of-the-Year-press-release-shortlist.pdf) 2017-10-15 at the Wayback Machine.

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