photo of a man with hands in air printed on a commercial shooting range with holes spelling out the IV amendment to the US Constitution
35″h × 23″w; paper commercial shooting range target punctured, 2016

In this hands-up image, we see a young, Black man standing in the pose of surrender. This image is a paper target sold at firing ranges to anyone who wishes; it is not intended for police restraint-training exercises. The image is perforated in its upper regions with the IV Amendment to the US Constitution. Perforations increase and obliterate that text and the figure. The latter is suggesting the violent violation of the document meant to protect “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures….”