‘Oh what a tangled web we weave…’  2012 – Works

‘Oh what a tangled web we weave…’  2012

Screenprinted acrylic on Hot Pressed Arches Aquarelle 300gsm 120mm x 160mm folded, 120cm long.

The stamps on this postcard folder pronounce the United States of America to be a place where freedom of expression is guaranteed, necessary and celebrated.  A fine ideal, but today the United States continues down the slippery slope of censorship as evidenced by the silencing of WikiLeaks and its founder.  This is part of a wider effort to silence all dissenting voices regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  US Army PFC Bradley Manning was held without trial for over 1000 days for  releasing classified information  to Wikileaks  and has since received a  sentence of 35 years.  It seems the right to a speedy trial as guaranteed in the ‘Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution’ did not apply in his case.  This work is to remind viewers of Bradley Manning’s plight and of the courage of individuals to do what they think is right.