Between 1977 and 2001, Holzer wrote 13 unique text series, which she has presented to the public in a wide array of media.
In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, she began researching U.S. government documents released under the Freedom of Information Act to learn more about 9/11 and the subsequent invasion of the Middle East. Holzer has sourced material from George W. Bush–era U.S. military initiatives in Iraq and from the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, as well as FBI and other documents concerning terrorist threats and cyber counterintelligence. Among the materials are memoranda, autopsy reports, maps, diplomatic communiqués, interrogation records, and handwritten appeals from detainees.
The content from these documents has been faithfully reproduced as oil paintings, programmed in LED signs, and presented in light projections.
OUTER SPACE IS WHERE
YOU DISCOVER WONDER,
WHERE YOU FIGHT AND
NEVER HURT EARTH,
IF YOU STOP BELIEVING THIS
YOUR MOOD TURNS UGLY
IN A DREAM YOU SAW
A WAY TO SURVIVE
AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY
WHAT URGE WILL SAVE US
NOW THAT SEX WON'T?
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