Daily News
Daily News: Who Controls the Headlines- explores how language, especially the language we consume daily, shapes identity, confidence, and self-belief. Constructed from layered newspaper fragments, bold gestural paint, and symbolic imagery, the piece mimics the chaos of modern information while challenging who controls the narrative.
Headlines like “Stop letting fear write your story,” “Consistency,” and “Strong language” function as both interruption and instruction, reframing mass-media rhetoric into personal affirmations. The presence of the keyboard suggests authorship and agency, reminding the viewer that the future is typed, edited, and rewritten by those brave enough to claim it.
A metallic humanoid figure reclines across the surface, representing humanity in the AI age - both observer and participant - caught between automation and intention. Newspaper clippings referencing technology, education, morality, and pride highlight the tension between external influence and internal character.
The raw, expressive paint strokes fracture and obscure traditional journalism, symbolizing the breakdown of inherited narratives and the emergence of self-authored truth. This work asserts that strong language is not aggression; it is clarity, confidence, and ownership.
Ultimately, this piece is a call to reclaim authorship of one’s story and to understand that the most powerful headline is the one you write for yourself.
