War of Words
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- Date 2018
- Size 55cm square
- Materials Calico, free-motion machine stitched
- Framed
Military metaphors are often used in everyday speech and can infect the tone of public discourse, particularly in politics where every election is a battleground and every candidate puts up a fight. Worse, we can all think of situations where challenging and aggressive speech could ratchet up tensions and potentially cost lives.