Bren Ahearn
School Shootings in the USA: August 28, 2023 – February 25, 2024
2024
Wool felt and ink
33.5" x 33.5"
About Bren Ahearn:
"I use textile crafts to explore masculinity’s conflicting messages, and I typically use the embroidery sampler form to document how I’ve been educated to be a man in US society and to document memories. My more recent active shooter / school shooting pieces (“run, hide, fight”) are my next generation samplers: I worked in educational institutions, in which we were trained on how to respond to active shooter situations, and these pieces document my ongoing education."
*This piece is currently on view as a part of Inliquids exhibition New Now VII, running from July 25 - August 31