What’s in a Map? Reading the United ​‘States’

Dripping paint and newspaper clippings obscure a map of North America in State Names. The only names left visible are those that stem from indigenous sources. The collaged layers act as sequences of time, partially eclipsing the past while highlighting the injustices endured by Native Americans throughout history.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s work challenges our notions of heritage, identity, and history. In State Names, the state names with European origins have been removed, and the only words left visible on the map are those that stem from indigenous sources.

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5:03

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