"The State of our union"

"The State of OUR Union" is a reimagine of The American Patriot's Handbook. The vintage book now has reams of penny coin wrappers streaming out of the interior of the book. The design of the penny symbolizes the importance of American values, national identity and unity. The very ideas which seem to be in jeopardy at the present moment. A simple statement asks, "A penny for your thought", repeated over and over until becoming a chaotic disarray of confusion and entanglement. The words "thoughts" begin slowly disappearing at the end of the pages.

The letterpress printed words reference the ability to reproduce text to allow information and ideas to spread easily throughout society. Our thoughts have value and contain power. Rejoining the conversation is crucial. Circulation and access to information is critical in the State of OUR Union.