Midwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Jesse Kogge

Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 9:15am, Conference Hall

American Division: Civil War Legacies on the Mason-Dixon Line

Jesse Kogge is an artist and designer based in Bloomington, IN. He is a 3rd-year student at Indiana University Bloomington, pursuing degrees in both photography and industrial design. Born and raised in rural Indiana, Jesse creates work based on the stories that surrounded his upbringing. History is a strong theme in Jesse's work, most notably in his current project, American Division, which examines political division and future potentials for violence through the lens of Civil War reenacting. As someone who once reenacted himself, Jesse leverages his unique perspective on the hobby to bring forth commentary on our country's historical legacies of division.