Shelby Head
Providence, RI
My interdisciplinary practice investigates the social and linguistic constructs that shape identity, history, and collective memory in the United States.
MessageA sense of unease radiates where bureaucracy, power, and vulnerability collide. Wallpaper and scrolls suggest order, yet black wires bind records and identities in a state of control. A metallic form becomes a barrier and a weapon. The piece references a 6–3 Supreme Court decision granting Elon Musk’s DOGE team access to Social Security records, thereby overturning protections.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent notes the loss of privacy to haste and extraction. The surface masks violation as legality and technology erode safety, turning data into a site of power.
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