• xXthrowawayXx [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    Sign holders: emaciated, tattered clothing, foot wraps/bindings/bandages, visible wounds and scars, body language signifies either fear or aggression

    Sign occupiers: well fed, clean clothes in good repair, no visible wounds or scars, body language signifies openness.

    The visual language of enmity portrayed in opposition to the visual language of belonging.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      Good analysis.

      Do you think the red phrygian cap is a reference to “Red Cap” goblins, or to the phrygian cap as a traditional symbol of liberty, or both?

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        11 months ago

        Neither. Red and green pop together like blue and orange do and that’s why the sign holders are dressed as they are.

        Art tells you about society, craft tells you about the person that did it.