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JOE TORRE - SAFE AT HOME


It Doesn't Start With Violence

It starts with what looks like love


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Insight

Domestic violence often begins in subtle, normalized behaviors—
patterns that are mistaken for care, tradition, or love.

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Idea

Show how harmful patterns are passed down quietly—
through gestures that seem familiar, even comforting.

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Execution

A series of images that contrast tenderness with tension—
revealing how cycles of abuse are inherited, repeated, and often overlooked.

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Domestic violence is passed from generation to generation.
The cycle can be broken. Learn more at joetorre.org.

© 2026 by Sarah A. Schmidt 

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