Norms // Laws

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The origins of American territorial power are dazzling and empty—just stakes in the sand. Police powers are not ‘established,’ they just appear. When asked about the origins of these powers, their representatives merely re-state their necessity while doubting the sanity of a mind that would raise such questions. Activists show up at the public space of a demonstration with orange vests and a list of the organizations they are involved with, dazzling the crowd rather than threatening it. Students are funneled into a building already endowed with a myriad of rules and regulations that they must simply learn. Magical capture is a tautological power with no origin and no justification.

14 x 21.5 centimeters

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