Swap Meet: Aids Activism

Slow tactics - high impact
Aids Activism; Meta-thoughts on Tactical Media ;

I was thinking about the Aids Memorial Quilt and the kind of time and effort that has been put into it. In an age of digital speed where time is the equivalent of capital, its interesting to think about the power of such a slow activity as quilting.

It may be an 'old' tactical tradition but quilting is certainly an effective means of preserving marginal histories, and in this case, visualising loss.

here's more about the Aids Memorial Quilt

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Aids Activism;

Gran Fury, "Read My Lips" [1988]
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