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2023-24
Lawn sculpture
Graphic film with sequins on salvaged wood
27 x 14 x 1.5 inches
Edition of 10

The SolidarityShieldแถœแถœ is a playful subversion of the lawn signs issued by home security corporations. Unlike the normative signs, which ominously warn potential โ€œtrespassersโ€ (i.e. neighbors) of ubiquitous surveillance, the SolidarityShieldแถœแถœ reads, โ€œTHIS HOME PROTECTED BY COLLECTIVE CARE & MUTUAL DEFENSE 24 HOUR SOLIDARITY." Despite its flamboyant design, the SolidarityShieldแถœแถœ carries a tangible heft, suggesting the possibility of being wielded if necessaryโ€”a gesture of both symbolic and physical resistance to the panoptic apparatus.