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Unerasable
Jasmine Horowitz and 3 OthersJasmine HorowitzBenny Armstrong
Beckett Munson + Privacy: Public
Project Statement
Unerasable is a series of monuments celebrating the solidarity, defiance, and resilience inherent to the queer experience. Using street art aesthetically inspired by the radical queer movements of the 1970s, Unerasable reclaims space for the parts of queer experience that have been buried for public view. Thus making the impact of queer people Unerasable.
Starting Point
Sketches
Early Exploration
Precedents
Kara Walker
We like the provocative/disruptive energy as well as the aesthetic
Gay Community News
Community driven newspaper that provokes action and showcases solidarity
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The Rag
Prototype 1
Rapid Prototype 2
Site Analysis
Fag Räg Printing House
The Haymarket Bar
Nuvu Innovation School
Feedback Sessions
1) What/Who's story are we telling
2) Unmarketable stories
3) Hone in on our scope (Resilience, Defiance, Solidarity)
4) The History Project is a incredibly valuable resource
Sythesizing Feedback & New project direction
1) What/Who's story are we telling
2) Unmarketable stories
3) Hone in on our scope (Resilience, Defiance, Solidarity)
4) The History Project is a incredibly valuable resource
Site Decision
Research
Plaque Development
Final photos
Jasmine -
Unerasable is a series of monuments celebrating the solidarity, defiance, and resilience that the queer experience holds. We are using silhouettes aesthetically inspired by the work of Kara Walker. We are telling stories that are too ugly to be marketable, thus making these unmarketable stories hidden. We are bringing them back and making them unerasable