About I HAVE A NAME
Jon Linton, Artist & Activist
I Have A Name invites audiences to come face to face with the unhoused crisis through the eyes and lens of artist and activist Jon Linton.
A book of photographs, an art exhibit and now a documentary film, I Have A Name is inspired by the lived experiences of Jon, who in 2007 was moved to start making photographic portraits of men and women living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona. With the addition of a traveling outreach bus, the mission expanded, enabling Jon to engage deeply with unhoused men and women from Phoenix to Portland, creating trust and dignity through the simple approach of asking people’s names.
When philanthropist Adam Bronfman looked at Jon’s work and was able to see into the eyes of the people in the portraits through Jon’s compelling photography, he felt inspired to produce a film that could capture the unhoused crisis in a new light.
Life-centered design initiative
Theorem Media has partnered with Massive Change Network to use I HAVE A NAME as a catalyst to reframe the current unhoused crisis as a life-centered design challenge.
Bisi Williams
Co-Founder
Massive Change Network
Bruce Mau
Co-Founder
Massive Change Network
Adam Bronfman
Partner
Theorem Media
ABOUT MASSIVE CHANGE NETWORK AND LIFE-CENTERED DESIGN
Massive Change Network is a global design consultancy aiming to accelerate massive, sustainable change and positive impact for the planet. Co-founders Bisi Williams and Bruce Mau were inspired by I HAVE A NAME to harness the power of design to create community initiatives, working with major universities, design institutions, film festivals and museums. Thinking far beyond the idea of object-based design, Massive Change Network sees a way forward through the design of complex systems, raising awareness of ecosystems, our interdependence with the natural world, and the possibility for each and every one of us to design our own lives.
Massive Change Network projects include the record-breaking exhibition Massive Change, The Coca-Cola Company sustainability project, the rebranding of Guatemala and the redesign of Mecca.