The aftermath of September 11th is a bittersweet opportunity to reevaluate what constitutes patriotism to the USA. Given that 30% of New Yorkers are foreign born, there is a percolating discomfort with the rise of Xenophobia after 9/11. Nationality is seldom a conscious decision and so its trappings appear disinterested, abstract, impervious to interpretation. This project seeks to engage the nationalist rhetoric surrounding the events of September 11th by rendering transparent it’s most politically and emotionally opaque symbol : The Flag. Handheld flags made of completely transparent materials will be available free to the general public through surreptitious placement [Look for one on an american flag near you!]


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Distributed around the city on American flags, at the Free Art Tables, and at non-profit art spaces in New York City, Philadelphia and further.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sze Lin Pang works both as an artist and as an artistic collaborator in the field of mixed media installation design. In 1999 she founded Simorgh.org which acts as an interface between the creative practice of producing and installing video/digital work, and the practical concerns of doing it successfully. Her last particpation in the gift economy was with ANE.org's "A Styro-Sno Winter" performance



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