PUBLIC RECORD

WE WERE THERE

Chicago, Illinois — a documentary print publication by Tori “Torsion” Howard — two photographs — 2017 & 2024 — fine art prints from $100.

Public Record — Residual (left) and First Day (right) — Fine art prints on Moab Juniper Baryta Rag, printed in Chicago.

Residual — Logan Square, Chicago, November 11, 2024

First Day — Chicago, January 21, 2017

The Publication

PUBLIC RECORD documents the moments that become history before we recognize them. Two photographs from Chicago — FIRST DAY (Women’s March, January 21, 2017) and RESIDUAL (Logan Square, November 11, 2024) — made years apart in different corners of the city.

Why This Record Exists

“Both images are proof that we were physically there. That the moment happened. That history gets made in public space, not just in headlines.”

Fine Art Prints

Moab Juniper Baryta Rag — signed by the artist, printed in Chicago. Open editions from $100. Collector editions in limited runs, each individually numbered.

Some photographs become
public record the moment
they’re made.

Different days. Different corners of Chicago. Same undercurrent.

First Day — Chicago, January 21, 2017

First Day

A quarter million people gathered in downtown Chicago for the Women’s March the day after the inauguration. One pass over the crowd at 1/2500 of a second.

From street level, the march felt loud and chaotic. From above, it became one moving body.

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Residual — Logan Square, November 11, 2024

Residual

A monument in Logan Square marked with fresh spray paint: FIGHT FASCISM. One person and a bicycle sharing the same frame.

Different day, different energy, same political undercurrent written directly into the street.

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Fine Art Prints

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the Record

Moab Juniper Baryta Rag — signed by the artist — printed in Chicago.

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