“Much of the dimensionality is lost in reproduction”, why might this be significant in the production and reproduction of the AIDS quilt? Does it ruin some of the meaning and symbolism behind it?
“Thus from the very beginning the Quilt was intended to be a visual address to the politicians of the US citizenstry, one that would be unmissable by its high profile spot in the nation’s capital” HIV/AIDS was an epidemic of its own, could the use of imagery through the number of deaths influenced how imagery was used during the current Covid-19 epidemic? More so through the images presented at the national mall and state Capitol to send a message to the President and other politicians?
How do the variations in mediums of the Quilt convey the message is not just about the death or the number of deaths but about the life that one person lived and how a Barbie is meaningful to their memory?