American LOVE Project_004

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Open journal with images of trees and news clippings about political events.

Title: American LOVE Project_004
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image shows an open journal displaying two pages filled with a collage of photographs, handwritten text, and printed headlines. The left page features a central photograph of a leafless, entwined tree in front of a house. Surrounding the photograph are pieces of printed text, such as a headline reading "Trump Impeached Again," and another that says, "These Are the Rioters Who Stormed the Nation's Capitol," with an image of people indoors. Colored fabric swatches are attached to the edge of this page.

The right page primarily displays a photograph of a wooded area with bare trees and brown leaves on the ground. Several smaller images and clippings of news events are pasted around the main image, including photos of crowds and headlines related to an "insurrection." At the bottom, handwritten text reads across both pages narrating a story of a historic freeze and the desolation of spring.
Identifier: 2021_010621 to 2022 060222_The American LOVE Project Journal
Dates Completed: January 6, 2021 - June 2, 2022
Keywords: Insurrection; January 6; US Capitol; Texas freeze; Infrastructure fragility; Political instability; Power outage; Water disruption; Internet loss; Medical services disruption; Mail delay; Dallas weather; Lorraine Lienemann; Cancer; Grief; P. Nut; Sparky; Cat loss; 22-year-old cats; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Violence response; National project; Art installation; Washington DC; Covid resurgence; Online gallery; Student art; Educator art; 24 states; Team collaboration; Project outcome; theamericanloveproject.org; Anne Frank; Diary takeaways; Lessons learned; Studio visit; Darryl Ratcliff; Journal viewing; Strategic shift
Transcription: The Context 2021
Trump Impeached Again
insurrection
There'd been a historic freeze here in February. The Lady Banksia rose was hit hard.
Spring was brown monochromatic. Everything looked dead or dying.
"Nothing can stop what's coming": Far-right thrives on fractured Capitol riots and give in afterward.
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries.
Is Part Of: American Love Project
Relation: Image Gallery