First amendment
This piece was made in response to Trump’s reaction to activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players taking a knee to protest police brutality and social inequities. I created a mop by unraveling five American flags, thread by thread, symbolizing the unraveling of American democracy, Trump’s support of racist rhetoric, his attacks against our first amendment right to free speech, and disregard for the invisible work women, minorities, and immigrants have provided our country for hundreds of years.
Stars ripped from five American Flags