THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (21 COLLAGE POSTERS, JUNE 22 - JULY 12 2025)
A 21-DAY SILENT PROTEST PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ARCHIVE.
AT THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL, I HELD A POSTER IN SILENCE FOR 21 DAYS WITH ONE QUESTION IN MIND:
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO LIVE THROUGH THE COLLAPSE OF A NATION THAT STILL CALLS ITSELF FREE?
MY GOAL WAS TO REVEAL, DAILY, A PROTEST COLLAGE - A REFLECTION OF THE HEADLINES, HARMS, AND HYPOCRISIES SHAPING LIFE IN THE U.S. NOW. THESE POSTERS, ROOTED IN POLITCAL MEMORY, CUT THROUGH PROPAGANDA OF THE SO-CALLED ‘GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA’ TO ASK: GOLDEN FOR WHOM? AND AT WHAT COST?’
THIS SERIES IS AN EMOTIONAL EXCAVATION, PART MOURNING, PART MIRROR, GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT ART CAN DISRUPT, REMEMBER, AND RESIST.