How can an artist’s vision transform the work of care? The Hologram describes artist Cassie Thornton’s model for distributed, feminist mutual care that has gone from a speculative proposal to a worldwide practice comprising thousands of people. Based on the model of Greek solidarity clinics, the ingenuity of The Hologram is its lightweight structure of mutual support that any group of non-professionals can set up, as well as a clever and creative approach to presenting the work. This includes a speculative Wikipedia entry from the far-flung future that shows what the world might look like if everyone used The Hologram to create networks of care for themselves and others. Representing one example of an artist using creative strategies to reimagine structural change from the bottom up, this book is a critical read for the D🌏T.
Thornton, Cassie. The Hologram: Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future. London: Pluto Press, 2020.