Shelby Head
Providence, RI
My interdisciplinary practice investigates the social and linguistic constructs that shape identity, history, and collective memory in the United States.
MessageBy appropriating a U.S. tax return and stamping it "FOREVER EXEMPT," the work transforms a bureaucratic document into a symbol of unequal accountability. The distressed surface suggests both erasure and institutional decay, while the bold overprint evokes the fear that political power can place individuals beyond scrutiny.
Read alongside recent claims that the Department of Justice would shield Donald Trump and his family from tax audits, the piece questions whether oversight remains impartial when executive authority intersects with personal interest. It asks whether the rule of law applies equally, or whether privilege itself has become permanent.
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