GENERATION Z: GENERATION: 'UNPRECEDENTED'.

Located @ the UA Main Library, (outside the Library Starbucks)

1510 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721

THIS PROJECT, A COLLECTION OF REAL HEADLINES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES WAS INSPIRED BY THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF GROWING UP IN THE 21ST CENTURY

ALL OF THE SOURCES OF EACH PHOTO AND ARTICLE ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW:

THESE HEADLINES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE DIGITIZED, MACHINE EMBROIDERED, HEAT PRESSED, AND SEWN TOGETHER OVER 10 WEEKS. THEY ARE NOT OF MY OWN CONCEPTION, AND THEY ARE CREDITED TO THE JOURNALISTS AT THE NEW YORK TIMES.

BEHIND THE RHETORIC OF THESE HEADLINES LIE REAL, FACTUAL EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST ~20 YEARS. NO MATTER WHAT POINT ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM YOU LIE, I ASK YOU TO VIEW THIS PIECE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND DISCERNING EYES.

IN THE CURATION OF THIS PROJECT, I ASKED MY PEERS TO NAME HEADLINE EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THEM THE MOST OR THAT HAVE BEEN MEMORABLE.

WHAT IS PRESENTED IS A MYRIAD OF EXPERIENCES SHARED BY MY GENERATION. HOWEVER I MUST NOTE: IT IS NO WAY CONCLUSIVE.

DOUBLE MAJORING IN PHILOSOPHY AND LAW, I AM PASSIONATELY INTERESTED IN AMERICA'S STATE OF AFFAIRS

I WANTED TO CREATE A PIECE OF ART THAT CAPTURES THE EQUALLY CHAOTIC AND EXCITING TIME WE ARE LIVING THROUGH AS A NATION. IN ADDITION, CREATE A SPACE TO BRIDGE GAPS BASED OFF SHARED EXPERIENCE IN A DANGEROUSLY PARTISAN ERA.

FINALLY, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CATALYST STUDIOS.

SINCERELY, HEATHER MCDOWELL (BORN 2003)

ALL OF THE TEXT AND PHOTOS DISPLAYED/REFERENCED IN THIS PROJECT ARE NOT OF THE CONCEPTION OF HEATHER MCDOWELL. ALL HEADLINES AND THEIR RESPECTED SUBHEADLINES ARE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. IMAGES ARE ALSO NOT THE CREDIT OF HEATHER MCDOWELL.