It’s Personal. 2018 - 2021.

Don’t we have at least some consensus on how people should treat one another?

 

I wonder if it’s possible to understand politics better if it’s viewed through the lens of personal relationships. That’s the impetus for these pieces. I distill political conversations into into simple forms (dialogue or a plea from one person to another) to see if I can shed light on problematic viewpoints. Everyone has room to improve something.

The pieces started simply as text, then became works on paper, then a little video, and most recently, a comic strip.

M. Ruiz-Kim. Video. Us Talking, 60 sec, (turn on audio). Audio is from border recordings of children Texas 2018, May Day in Chicago 2006 (credit: Ignotus at Free sound.org), refugee rights protest London 2016. "Say it Loud Say it Clear" "Refugees are Welcome Here" "¿Que queremos?" "Legalicicion" #empathy #listening #immigration #refugees #reunitefamilies
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