Mnemonics

by Modest and Furious


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The Land of Liberty - to Kill I. Unarmed Non-White People Killed by the Police 2

Unarmed non-white people killed by police agents in the U.S., May 23, 1968 - December 22, 2020 (2021)

The names of 167 people have been converted into QR codes, suitably coloured and sized and assembled over the stripes and stars of the US flag. Nonsense QR codes were used as a background for the stars.
The resulting image is that of gnawed stars and stripes, a national flag eaten up by shame.

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George Perry Floyd, October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020
Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer
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Charleena Chavon Lyles, April 24, 1987 - June 18, 2017
Seattle, Washington
Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers
Depending on your mobile phone you may need a dedicated app in order to successfully scan these QRs: Scandit, QR Code, QRbot, QR Reader are just some examples.