Identity has history.Using archives from the UTC Echo this piece explores the AIDS movement and the Gay rights movement through a juxtaposition of current photos and archived text and images. Recalling the past and putting it into a present conversation through printed media. As well as taking inspiration from contemporary artists such as Leigh Ledare, to make a historical object relevant to current times. This work reflects both past and current political landscapes in a local context. This publication use photographs from Logan Rushford and archival images from The University of Tennessee Echo Newspaper Archives. It is printed on news print and is 18” x 24” when spread out. Identity has history.Using archives from the UTC Echo this piece explores the AIDS movement and the Gay rights movement through a juxtaposition of current photos and archived text and images. Recalling the past and putting it into a present conversation through printed media. As well as taking inspiration from contemporary artists such as Leigh Ledare, to make a historical object relevant to current times. This work reflects both past and current political landscapes in a local context. This publication use photographs from Logan Rushford and archival images from The University of Tennessee Echo Newspaper Archives. It is printed on news print and is 18” x 24” when spread out.
Identity has history.Using archives from the UTC Echo this piece explores the AIDS movement and the Gay rights movement through a juxtaposition of current photos and archived text and images. Recalling the past and putting it into a present conversation through printed media. As well as taking inspiration from contemporary artists such as Leigh Ledare, to make a historical object relevant to current times. This work reflects both past and current political landscapes in a local context. This publication use photographs from Logan Rushford and archival images from The University of Tennessee Echo Newspaper Archives. It is printed on news print and is 18” x 24” when spread out. Identity has history.Using archives from the UTC Echo this piece explores the AIDS movement and the Gay rights movement through a juxtaposition of current photos and archived text and images. Recalling the past and putting it into a present conversation through printed media. As well as taking inspiration from contemporary artists such as Leigh Ledare, to make a historical object relevant to current times. This work reflects both past and current political landscapes in a local context. This publication use photographs from Logan Rushford and archival images from The University of Tennessee Echo Newspaper Archives. It is printed on news print and is 18” x 24” when spread out.