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Political Theatres Show 2022

During my investigations, while creating this work, it became clear that in the increasingly tumultuous political climate of the 2010s, removing oneself from the political fray seems to be exceptionally difficult—now more than ever. Political events from the COVID-19 pandemic to the integrity of elections and more are highly contested by the American population, politicians, and the media.

Each side alienates the other until they are unrecognizable-opinions and facts meshing together into a tangled web of “fake news,” “political correctness,” and passionate rants— a product of the past 100 years of United States politics. Political systems from the ever manipulative media to the bombardment of information that prevents true understandings of political events continue to divide and conquer Americans, who have to contend with being sold a politician’s image and brand as if it were a commercial for their future. Political Theatres is an exploration of such political systems that have cultivated today’s divided political climate.