Self-Evidence is an interactive art installation that debuted at the Burning Man Festival in 2008. Inspired by this year’s theme, “The American Dream”, it stemmed from a reading of The Constitution and its relationship with Native American ways and led to the assertion / awareness that our world is truly what we make of it and that democracy can hold a significant key to this unfolding.

The basic premise of the piece is the question:

To What Do You Pledge Your Allegiance?

Do you know? Can you answer?

Democracy is comprised by each individual’s participation, and a more self-informed individual is a better steward of it. It is our hope that by creating an invitation for self-reflection that it adds to the efficacy of what democracy can be poised to accomplish.

What follows here, then, is a synopsis of the journey and the realities that the piece inspired.

A work in progress (much like democracy), our hope is that the intention of the piece lives on.

We believe these truths to be self-evident and welcome any truths you feel inspired to offer as well.

With many thanks & great optimism...

Robert & Jonathan

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