America and its obsession with freedom. Through images of border patrols, machine-gun festivals, and patriotic rituals, Deborah Stratman quietly exposes an unsettling paradox guns are framed as symbols of democracy and individual liberty “the great equalizer” yet they’re also rooted in fear, in the constant urge to defend and protect.
So the question if freedom has to be guarded by violence, is it really freedom at all?
America and its obsession with freedom. Through images of border patrols, machine-gun festivals, and patriotic rituals, Deborah Stratman quietly exposes an unsettling paradox guns are framed as symbols of democracy and individual liberty “the great equalizer” yet they’re also rooted in fear, in the constant urge to defend and protect.
So the question if freedom has to be guarded by violence, is it really freedom at all?
