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2025 Spring Issue
Day of Visibility
Maya Emert-Wiggins
I made this piece after Trans Day of Visibility. I saw a lot of corporatized, capitalistic posts about supporting the trans community, and it was inspiring in the way that it angered me. It isn’t and has never been a question of visibility, but rather of treatment. In a day and age where trans health is constantly under attack, who cares about this corporate visibility over the lives that are being threatened at this moment? This train of thought also led me to think of other ‘Queer’ healthcare that is being taken away at the moment - specifically PEPFAR, and the current administrations feelings towards HIV/AIDS and their perception of it as a gay disease, which is why I chose to add AIDS statistics although it is not exclusive to the queer community.
Kissing Clones
Maya Emert-Wiggins
This piece is inspired by a lyric from the band Black Eyes in their song False Positive where they say ‘kissing clones has no soul’. This lyric really struck me, and I think that queer people are often belittled for the individuality that the community holds, and when we allow people to take this individuality away from us, we simply further oppress ourselves.
The American Flag
Cassidy Carlis
The American flag,
has been turned into a excuse,
for hate.
The symbol of this country,
representing evil.
The rights and love of people who belong,
cracking like glass,
on an already broken frame,
ready to shatter.
I am disgusted,
by the hateful words,
spewing from the mouth of agonistic, discriminatory people,
with power.
If this is what we have become,
then we do not have to worry about going back in time.
We already have.
I will not live in a world,
where I am supposed to remain in silence.
The only thing that cannot be taken away,
is our voice.
The Significance of Art
Ahtziri Hernandez
Ahtziri Hernandez
Protests happen almost every year, and each one presents different elements that captivate the eye. There can be signs, violent riots, silence but more noticeably artwork. The 2020 protests regarding “Black Lives Matter” sparked by George Floyd was the first thing I thought of when it came to “Art as Protest.” There were hundreds of people in those first weeks of protest that would stretch to be over 2 months of sparking awareness. I remember seeing murals painted on Tiktok, fists closed that were all of different colors indicating equality, “This is America” being blasted at each protest video I scrolled upon. Your artwork can’t be silenced, and instead it can emphasize certain points your voice can’t. It breaks down borders between languages, and gets the message across to the entire world. Art as protest is the most significant factor to a protest, when words can’t help you, your artwork can.
Letter from Editors
Letter from Editors
We are pleased to show you all the Spring Stargazer release of 2025! We were influenced by political climate of the world and the meaning of using art as activism. When we think of nostalgia, we often think of a simpler time, but the Y2K era was an lively and heavily influential period, marked by changes in technology and media. Flip phones and Blackberrys turned into iphones and ipods, and digital entertainment and social media were on the rise with websites like Vine, MySpace and YouTube. Even now, many of us live vicariously through our favorite actors, pop stars, movies and TV shows. We remember watching icons like Keith harring, Banksy, Barbara Kruger, Marina Abramović ....
The 2000’s wasn't exactly the ideal era that we imagine it to be. Issues of diet culture and intense beauty standards were prevalent. In this issue we explore the fun nuances within the comforting feeling of our early childhoods mixed with this idealistic era of fashion and culture. We hope for this Stargazer Magazine issue to inspire the school community to look back into the fond past and get nostalgic! The art in this issue is meant to emulate that of the iconic art created in the 2000s, while conveying a sense of comfort amidst the craze that was present at the time.
As always, we welcome any new members and appreciate the work everyone put into the club, its past issues, and issues to come.
Sincerely,
The 24'-25' Stargazer Editing Community
Credits
Credits
Kaveh Bahar
Maya Emert-Wiggins
Ahtziri Hernandez
Cassidy Carlis
Editing Committee
Emma Vanterpool-Krajnak
Suri Rivera
Kaveh Bahar
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