Ever noticed that sexual difference functions as censorship in our culture? Do you examine language as a direct exercise of power? If so, you may have realized that from sea to shining sea, something is amiss:
- Dick’s Auto Parts. Middlebury, Indiana.
- Dick’s Brewing Company. Centralia Washington.
- Dick’s Café. Creek Falls, Georgia.
- Dick’s Drive-in. Seattle, Washington.
- Dick’s Evergreen Fence and Deck. Hillsboro, Oregon.
- Dick’s Fresh Market. Menomonie, Wisconsin.
- Dick’s Garage. Bettendorf, Iowa.
- Dick’s Hideaway. Phoenix, Arizonia.
- Dick’s Internation Barber. San Francisco, California.
- Dick’s Jewelry & Collectibles. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- Dick’s Kitchen. Portland, Oregon.
- Dick’s Lask Resort. Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Dick’s Moving Company. Homosassa, Florida.
- Dick’s Nursery. Bethel, Pennsylvania.
- Dick’s Organics. Fort Wayne Indiana.
- Dick’s Pour House. Lake Leelanau, Michigan.
- Dick’s RVs. Arkansaw, Wisconsin.
- Dick’s Sporting Goods. Davenport, Iowa.
- Dick’s Towing Service. Centennial, Colorado.
- Dick’s Uptown Café. Cedar Hill, Texas.
- Dick’s Vacuum. Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- Dick’s Wings and Grill. St. Augustine, Florida.
In this series of works, I attempt to offset the carbon footprint psychic imprint of Freudian domination by reimagining a world in which Clitonia Mariana founds a sporting goods store that serves girls and women who play all manners of sports.
(…reappropriation, social critique, imaginaries, design fiction, digital feminism…)
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