Words are powerful things, and associating words in unusual ways is a powerful method of getting people to sit up and take notice. I was working today on the signifier set for the new Liverpool Slavery museum and as part of that I went through some the images. One of the things that most impressed my on my first visit, were three simple cards that are an outstanding example of association. I will let them speak for themselves.
Comments (4)
Powerful!
Posted by Karyn Romeis | February 4, 2009 12:52 PM
Posted on February 4, 2009 12:52
Beautiful and horrible and strong. Moving. I can´t imagine it. I mean that real people with real faces and real feelings and real histories were really sold.
At first glance, I made a mistake with the subtitle of the last picture. Read ´thought´ instead of ´fought´.
Brave. Strong. Fought. Their faces. The texts.
Thank you.
Posted by Mireille Jansma | February 7, 2009 12:48 AM
Posted on February 7, 2009 00:48
Note the alliteration used. Brought/Brave, Sold/Strong, Freed/Fought. This was one of Shakespeare's favourite techniques.
Posted by Tim Kannegieter | February 9, 2009 1:44 AM
Posted on February 9, 2009 01:44
Thank you for beeing so alert.
Posted by Stefan Pinter | March 5, 2009 12:43 PM
Posted on March 5, 2009 12:43