Momentus

Via the Momentus creator/curator, Evan Stremke—
A collaborative project in which a select group of designers, illustrators, and artists create visual interpretations of the most defining moments in United States history as a way of informing others of our proud, yet sometimes troubled and forgotten past.

I was asked to create a piece for the eleventh installment, “The Wright Brothers Take Flight.”

The text on the piece comes from an article published in France around the time the Wright Bros were making waves. It attempts to sum up the great deal of European skepticism about their progress.

The Wrights have flown or they have not flown. They possess a machine or they do not possess one. They are in fact either fliers or liars. It is difficult to fly. It’s easy to say, ‘We have flown.’

Read about the process here.

momentusproject.com