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Description: Out of concern for the oceans, Sarah Schneiderman began making art using bits of plastic trash in an effort to keep them out of our waterways.

Following the 2016 presidential election, she was concerned about more garbage getting into the environment as a result of an administration that championed deregulation, incompetence, and in some cases, blatant disregard for the agencies they were supposed to run.

To process the chaos, crises, and catastrophes that seemed to unfold daily, Sarah began a series of portraits of those involved. She shows the results of her investigations in this book, “You’re Fired! I Quit! A Visual Commentary on the 45th Presidency of the United States of America.” The ordinary bits of refuse form a whole when viewed from a distance, but up close, one sees that Sarah rendered the subjects from flotsam and jetsam—a maelstrom of mundane media, disposable yet enduring. The accompanying text chronicles the qualifications (or lack thereof) of an ever-changing cast of characters. The work reflects on who and what occurred as we passed through this tumultuous era. And upon reflection, we must make sure we do all we can to keep the trash from fouling our waters. There is no time to spare.