Adelheid Mers

Project: "Backgrounds and Conversations", 2004

Project Components:

1. Three Diagrams after George Lakoff's book "Moral Politics - How Liberals and Conservatives think."

2. Two free flyers, produced for shows in Chicago, IL (City of Chicago Open Studio) and in DesMoines, IA (Drake University Gallery).

3. Spontaneous and scheduled conversations.

4. Six banners with word pairs selected from diagrams were available as photo backdrops for visitors. Photos remain online.

detail from: "Diagram after George Lakoff: Moral Politics - how liberals and conservatives think (Funding)"

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detail from: "Diagram after George Lakoff: Moral Politics - how liberals and conservatives think (Family)"

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inkjet on paper, laminated with dry-erase surface, 48"x72"
free flyer produced for exhibition at Drake University, Des Moines, IA
inkjet on paper, laminated with dry-erase surface, 72"x48"
free flyer produced for exhibition at City of Chicago Open Studio Project, Chicago, IL
A conversation with invited, self-identified liberal and conservative participants in Chicago.
75 visitors posed with one of six banners of their choice. 6 examples are shown here. Click here to view all images.

 

detail from: "Diagram after George Lakoff: Moral Politics - how liberals and conservatives think (Education)"

Please click the above text or image: the full diagram will open in a new window.

or download a pdf

inkjet on paper, laminated with dry-erase surface, 72"x48"
All three diagrams were printed large, two could also be produced as flyers.