Apocalyptic

$800.00

32.5” x 18.5” x 4”

Apocalyptic explores the erosion of rights and freedoms amidst the unsettling societal shifts at the hands of the current administration, incorporating layered imagery of silenced voices, creeping authoritarianism, and climate and moral decay.  Viewers are invited to reflect on the dismantling of fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed rights and values and the resilience required to not only endure, but to advocate for justice.

32.5” x 18.5” x 4”

Apocalyptic explores the erosion of rights and freedoms amidst the unsettling societal shifts at the hands of the current administration, incorporating layered imagery of silenced voices, creeping authoritarianism, and climate and moral decay.  Viewers are invited to reflect on the dismantling of fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed rights and values and the resilience required to not only endure, but to advocate for justice.

Materials List

  • Vintage ornate wooden frame

  • Framed reproductions and found imagery (propaganda, nature, portraiture, cartoon)

  • Toy letter blocks

  • Miniature wooden mallet

  • Thermometer

  • Industrial-style switch plate

  • Plastic and glass components

  • Paper ephemera (maps, illustrations, comics)

  • Rusted and weathered hardware

  • Acrylic and pigment alterations

Apocalyptic is a densely layered narrative that draws from personal, political, and planetary unease. Using a salvaged ornate frame as scaffold, the piece embeds a mix of vintage imagery, propaganda-style graphics, toy blocks, industrial tools, and repurposed ephemera. Fragments of a crumbling climate, eroded rights, and labor exhaustion are interwoven, echoing the dissonant churn of contemporary life. The viewer is invited to examine each pocket of meaning as both a warning and a relic.