"LET'S NOT GET POLITICAL"

Since the dawn of time, it has been taboo to talk politics; it's social suicide, whether that's at the watercooler at the office or at your family's Thanksgiving table. We can all pinpoint a moment in our lives when politics became the sole reason one of our friendships ended, or why that one relative is no longer invited to family gatherings. It is human nature that politics will inevitably be brought up as time passes. But why is that? Because we are surrounded by politics. It's in what we watch, what we buy, and what we listen to. Everything ultimately leads back to biases, whether we like it or not. 

With this exhibition, we aim to highlight the divisions that exist in America today, as well as focus on some key, inherently political issues that have perplexed political scientists for decades. My idea is to comment indirectly on issues and observations I have made as an undergraduate student in the field of politics. My collection of both found objects and created sculptures and installation-based work comments on various aspects of political issues. Political factors such as the tools of tyrants like propaganda and surveillance, as well as more interpretive contemporary-based work that will ultimately ask you for your own standpoint, no matter your background or political affiliation. I intend to steer clear of any specific issues regarding my own opinion on a specific topic, prompting you to consider what you see, allowing you to draw your own conclusions. 

In this exhibition, the gallery space itself is representative of the United States' political divide, while relics float inside, allowing the viewer to navigate the space and present their own viewpoint of the work's single as well as collective meanings.