COUNTERSPELL / BRIAN HITSELBERGER
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Title: Counterspell
Artist: Brian Hitselberger 
Design: Brian Hitselberger
Printing: Bel-Jean Copy  
Binding: Brian Hitselberger

52 pages 
9.5” x 7”
Laserjet BW with spot color
French Bubblegum 70lb Text/JAM Paper Fuschia 65lb Cardstock 
Staple-bound
Edition of 150 
2018
A zine to accompany Brian Hitselberger’s solo exhibition of the same name at {poem88} gallery in 2017. 

Following an act of hate speech in the artist‘s literal front yard, Counterspell approaches several questions simultaneously: 

-As a pacifist, how does one defend their family?
-When do imagined threats become actual, and how can you be sure?
-Is it possible to live without completely without fear? If so, who will teach us?

Weaving together original writing, interview, works of art and film stills of a drag performance on Youtube, Counterspell speaks to the lived experience of queer persons negotiating the shifting political landscapes of a post-Trump America. 

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North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of Georgia Art Library 
The University of the South