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Carol Christ | “Wall of Moms”

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List of names and types of violence and negativity separated on the page by a largely lettered divider that says wall of moms.

Carol Christ, "Wall of Moms", 2020, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper, 8.5" x 11"

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I listed names of black lives, taken by violence, with "Hands Up Don't Shoot" and smoky wisps woven over them (in ink), separated from negative words like bricks and flash bombs, with flames underneath, by the words, "Wall of Moms." I tried to show the division people what I felt were the good and the bad.

A quote from William Gibson reading "When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart" is written in a blocky style on multiple lines filling the page from top to bottom. Lines of text alternate between white letters on a colored background, and colored letters on a white background. The words "coming apart" are tilted and staggered to suggest movement. The color ranges from red orange at the top of the page, to red violet at the bottom.

Kate Coningford | “Coming Apart”

Black ink was used for lettering. The words read, you can't say all lives matter until black lives matter. Numerous skin tones fill in the letters and spaces with color.

Carol Christ | “Black Lives Must Matter”