Live from TED Global, the artist and 2011 TED Prize winner JR launched a web series as part of his TED Prize “wish to change the world.”

JR’s wish, the Inside Out Project, calls on men and women to stand up for what they care about by contributing to a large-scale participatory art project.  They do this by uploading a personal statement and portrait to a website (www.insideoutproject.net) and pasting them in the streets.

Now, participants can upload video content of their pasting actions to an Inside Out YouTube page. These submissions will be used in the creation of a final film.

“When I made my wish for Inside Out, I sought to become the printer and simply give people the tools to stand up for what they believe in,” said JR. “The Inside Out channel is a platform for participants to reveal their work and observe other actions around the world.”

Director Alastair Siddons is making a series of short films – featuring different Inside Out group actions – which will be featured on the YouTube channel. One video will be released each month, with the first in the series out today, highlighting a remarkable action in Tunisia.

“The pieces being contributed shine a different light on the Inside Out Project as a whole,” continued JR. “Most important is for everyone to offer their own perspectives, so at the end we’ll have one platform with many images, ideas, and stories. This way we can really see the impact of Inside Out.”

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Since March, when JR announced his TED Prize wish at TED Long Beach, thousands of people have uploaded their portraits onto www.insideoutproject.net. You can do so right now and be part of the historical, community-based art project.