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Liberty's Veil: Resources' Plunder

This video documents a specific intervention at the Castillo de San Marcos, a 17th-century Spanish colonial fortress. It was a challenge for me to bring this piece to this place because artists are not allowed to exhibit or experiment here without a permit from the city council, which requires a long proposal process and fees. Since I felt a sense of urgency, my friend Amber Lee told me: "It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission." This fueled me to do it. The action serves as an experiment in breaching the historical narrative of a public monument. By introducing a static, hand-built object into a space defined by military geometry and "official" history, the work functions as a tool to look through the ceramic walls and reveal what is beneath. I found that young people are more curious and daring to engage with it. The interaction reveals the tension between the work’s "funky," absurd exterior and its sharp intent.

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