Growing up in the age of Terrorism, Lazerwitz has been fascinated by how terrorism is defined in the United States. Particularly, she focused on the gap between what the perception of terrorism was and the actuality of it. In the aftermath of 9/11, Terrorism was defined by the government as an othering outside entity that was attacking us; however, terrorism in the United States (and most countries for that matter) is not done by foreigners but instead by citizens and they are not attacking us but instead home institutions. In the US, this means that most terrorists are not Al Quidah or the like but instead are disgruntled individuals usually attacking historically black churches or abortion clinics. These hand made rugs take data from the Global Terrorism Database, a database that tracks terrorism attacks around the world and turns it into an infographic in the form of a redacted government document. The letters represent attacker and target while the black bars represent casualties and fatalities. The form is playing on again how the government obscures data to shape a narrative of its choosing.
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