Don’t Tread on Me took nearly a year to complete and was made public on the anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade. As this is a piece layered with visual meaning, the artist invites you to extrapolate using your own research and offers starting resources with the buttons below.
Harris’ featured work explores the unique non-binary female experience in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturn. This piece, entitled Don’t Tread on Me, is a visual echo of the artist’s process through anguish, fury, and grief to a point of healing. It provides a guide to decipher these emotions and offers a path for self-recovery and solace in an increasingly politicized world. Harris’ work highlights the duality of inner strife and the quiet of nature, whilst advocating for defiant peace in the face of global turmoil.
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Personal Work
Completed on June 24, 2023