The Land of Liberty - to Kill I. Unarmed Non-White People Killed by the Police 5
"The Land of Liberty - to Kill I. Unarmed Non-White People Killed by the Police 5" è un’opera che si colloca nell’area del visual activism contemporaneo. L’iconografia statunitense viene decostruita dall’interno: la bandiera a stelle e strisce si trasforma qui in una griglia carceraria di codici QR, che custodiscono i nomi di persone non bianche, disarmate, uccise dalla polizia negli USA. Su questo sfondo si staglia un graffito digitale che grida “freedom to unfree”. "The Land of Liberty – to Kill I. Unarmed Non-White People Killed by the Police 5" is a work situated within the realm of contemporary visual activism. American iconography is deconstructed from within: the stars and stripes flag is transformed into a prison-like grid of QR codes, each containing the name of an unarmed non-white person killed by police in the United States. Against this background stands a digital graffiti that shouts “freedom to unfree.”
Daniel T. Prude, September 20, 1978 - March 30, 2020 Rochester, New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota Asphyxiation: March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers
Charleena Chavon Lyles, April 24, 1987 - June 18, 2017 Seattle, Washington Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers
Depending on your mobile phone you may need a dedicated app in order to successfully scan these QRs: Scandit, QR Code, QRbot, QR Reader are just some examples.
