Code Red by Jaime Lynn Shafer

Jaime Lynn Shafer: "Code Red is issued when an imminent and major danger threatens school safety. The interior text, printed from wood type, identifies documented locations where children have found loaded guns in the home. The exterior brick is printed as a memorial to the numerous victims of school shootings and includes names and ages. This is not an all-inclusive list, but represents a sampling of children and adults who have been fatally shot in a school environment. The text message is reminiscent of the message I received from my partner when an active shooter was on her school campus. This incident helped me to better understand how one would feel when their loved one is in grave danger."

Colophon: "In 2014, my partner was hired as the trauma counselor at Sparks Middle School. Her role was to counsel the students who had been present during the 2013 school shooting that left two people dead and many others physically and mentally injured. Her experiences in the school and my past experience as a public school teacher inspired me to further examine the instances of school shootings in the United States along with the accessibility of guns."