June 28, 2020: UNMASKED, 6/28/2020

Piotr Szyhalski / Labor Camp

Digital file

Gift of funds from Mary and Bob Mersky 2021.1.97

Not on View

This artwork is part of the series COVID-19: Labor Camp Report.

Artist's statement on this artwork originally published on the @laborcamp Instagram account:

Masks and violent histories go hand in hand. The masks worn in the past to hide the racist identities, and the refusal to wear the protective masks today. Hatred, obfuscation, arrogance, ignorance and inconsideration, all seem to resonate whenever questions of our collective identity emerge. Who are we' And who do we aspire to be'