As part of my "When Prophesy Fails," series, "Dissonance Rationalization" is a 36 panel quilt, sewing together screenshots of alt-right social media posts created by advocates of the QAnon conspiracy. The title of both this piece and the collection reference a classic study in social psychology. In converting appropriated text into a functional object, the movement is framed as fulfilling a real need in the psyche of these victims. The choice to take the form of a quilt references the search for security and comfort that attracts vulnerable individuals to these movements, as well as its appeal to those seeking community.
