“On Labor Day, September 1, 2008, artist collaborators ligorano/reese installed a temporary ice sculpture spelling out the word Democracy on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol during the RNC for The UnConvention.
In response to the start of the Republican National Convention, the artist duo ligorano/reese (Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese), in conjunction with Northern Lights.mn, presented The State of Things, weighing almost 2,000 pounds and measuring 36″ tall and 180″ wide.
Over the course of the day, the word Democracy disappeared, a testimonial to the impact eight years of extreme judicial, legislative, and executive actions have had on American democratic institutions – from the landmark Supreme Court decision Bush v. Gore in 2000 to presidential signing statements to illegal FISA surveillance.” –from the artists