Page 253 of My Case File, 2026
Giclée print
8.5 x 11 inches
Edition of 100, signed and numbered on verso
Printed by Julia Weist in New York

In 2024 Julia Weist was interrogated by government officials because she had become a licensed private investigator in order to make artwork. 

There was only one page of handwritten notes in the investigative file that New York State compiled about Weist’s artistic practice. It was written in Romani and included symbolic ciphers. 

At the heart of the State’s case was a question: should investigative processes that result in the production of artwork be taken as seriously as investigative processes that result in punishment or penalty? 

Their investigative process resulted in the production of this artwork and no punishment or penalty. The prosecution is the defense.