1 24 294 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e85c17a102a100ed28ab27a55f05d7cb.png 3de5fac4c1e8b031b5b3eb37f1c9ce41 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alex Wester: A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Empty university classroom with rows of desks. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ca9a4b5d64cc9f1c52ea2bcdfa8dc8b5.png b4ee3667f5e34a7d11a34fefc15eb00b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alex Wester: A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The historic Mizzou Columns standing on Francis Quadrangle. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b4683ec7414ceac9c04ffa053cb93069.png 8f5798d0447f112eeade1f6de0b12c21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alex Wester: A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Exterior view of the Missouri Student Union building on campus. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8f2078c6570c3892b2c193a868a4db4b.png 84dc8c8a2f5d620d4aca980c368511fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alex Wester: A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Single trail of footprints crossing fresh snow. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3890c33d325e95c15e08b2d0e3f86741.mp4 9a672e591188f7436d1d43bc37928a5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wester, Alex Abstract A summary of the resource. This short film came from an interest in what we choose not to confront. Rather than telling a conventional story, A Film About the Spaces We Leave Behind focuses on environments, pauses, and the feeling that something's recently been there. Centered on quiet traces of life like an empty classroom, a silent hallway, footprints pressed into fresh snow, and a bike left at a rack. The spaces in the film are treated as a record of lived experiences, places that continue to hold meaning even after they’ve been left. Visually, every frame is composed with subjects placed on the right side of the rule of thirds, leaving negative space to dominate the left side of the image. This imbalance reinforces absence and creates a lingering tension within still environments. The color palette remains consistently blue throughout the film, cooling the spaces emotionally and visually. All shots are static and held longer than expected, allowing viewers time to sit with the image and feel its emptiness. I was interested in how meaning can exist without any dialogue or explanation, and how absence itself can become a form of storytelling. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b9d3a0a3ba59fcf6541404bcaf4b1c62.jpg 30d4e141e97738a9702abafe80e9b8bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grace Neighbors: A Sacred Space Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of paper doll holding a rubber duck. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/2af2c1f470fa3d6773ea5a1ecf91b141.jpg 7f8032b0cb723cf4e748a534461df97a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grace Neighbors: A Sacred Space Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a moving box being unpacked. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7919f885d609e4c46ef1610acf13bbe2.jpg 1446e79d8197e733745c6b5e33e59456 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grace Neighbors: A Sacred Space Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a pink teddy bear in a chair. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a4b0214705833c9625a673cef2880450.png 84ed25652f441e2634422a05836d9dd8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grace Neighbors: A Sacred Space Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of the project title "A Sacred Space" made of paper cutouts with colored marker. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/93b5a061d3a35bdfa6429ff8f59cac8a.mp4 0c78e2dc45671fdb6132afb0dfe23f81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Sacred Space Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neighbors, Grace Abstract A summary of the resource. A Sacred Space is a stop-motion created for my Animation Production I class last spring. The project centered around replicating a memory through stop-motion. At the time, I was missing home, particularly my room, which prompted me to consider how the space had evolved up until I left for college. I wanted the film to reflect the childhood association I have with my room, so I aimed at using materials that reflect childhood nostalgia for me: dollhouse furniture, paper dolls, stickers, colorful and patterned craft supplies. I wanted to portray my room as more than just the space that sheltered me growing up and more like a being on its own that reflected different chapters of my childhood and a place for creative expression. For a lot of us our bedrooms were the only places that were truly ours. In a lot of ways, it mimics the ebbs and flows of life. The colors change, furniture shifts around, some things leave, and some things stay the whole time, leading up to the point we eventually leave that vessel behind. Though this was originally just created for a class, it quickly meant much more to me. My hope for the audience is that they can reflect on their own sacred spaces as children, think about how it changed with them, and how it helped shape them into the people they are today. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/91f66a8fd6486dea66e493304e8e2991.jpg a6d024d6b3490ff02c383ef06686ba16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close-up of a zombie girl lunging toward another person. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8cc1a81cb8f9d6d1dad2e784c12a331c.jpg c7056ad7ba5d50fa68f6f41a77a3a775 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A girl lies face down across a bed in a dimly lit bedroom. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/9ebea93749472cf6d2244b1cb0fc0b2f.jpg 51eb4922a82e3b87a123b8b9f72b61c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Girl reaches toward another frightened girl in dim green lighting. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6d189249adc3662b7e5d65464115a22f.jpg aa06adbb616703c7bb21022dfdc8ff46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Two girls stare at a zombie arm in a spotlight. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/76678ec47fd656e7498a8b468cbdb535.mp4 8c235881a4cd9723a17e8a8dfc85c728 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wants & Needs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gish, Shay Abstract A summary of the resource. Wants & Needs is an experimental short film exploring queerness through the transformative metaphor of zombification. With my own experiences of being queer, I wanted to explore how self realization can feel both terrifying and liberating. The narrative follows Chloe as she confronts her desires within a romantic situationship with Anna. Faced with her attraction and fear of intimacy, Chloe must navigate the tension between repression and longing. Her “zombie” operates as an impulsive embodiment of desire; this symbol is built on the preexisting image of the undead in horror media as impulsive. Here, that horror is internalized. The “monster” symbolizes suppressed queerness, visualized through Chloe’s “zombie arm”. First, it's an experience to fear, however as the zombification progresses Chloe gradually understands and accepts this inevitable part of herself. With this film I wanted to emphasize movement, rhythm and sensory disruption. The Dance sequences externalize Chloe’s desires, translating emotional and sexual tension into physical expression. However, through manipulating the frame rate and strobe lighting, I hope to create fiction between the static and accelerated images, reflecting her instability. Sound design further shapes the transformation with distorted, slowed ambience blended along fluctuating breathing to evoke intimacy and bodily change. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e401db7be1b7b9e1adf2264014aa8216.jpg c51a2a1ac81199d4b293a35be52216dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sophia Eaton: ANGEL WEDDING Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Hand drawn title card https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c0740a6918a91d35b6af82d2561760fe.jpg d2a6b0da71700b6a6cb9a8d07a78874d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sophia Eaton: ANGEL WEDDING Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Screen clipping from scene with subtitles "when they had been flying for some time, the raven asked "can you see paradise yet?" https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cdb2648f4afeeb32887310b9d933fd7d.jpg cf25e85f46bd74cde451e161d75a8983 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sophia Eaton: ANGEL WEDDING Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A glowing light in the forest calls you in. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/75a4fdf4aa8de77bfc31a36f26c72b2d.jpg 03cfc1f947789b43ef7485dc3347cb49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sophia Eaton: ANGEL WEDDING Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Pinned Specimens: Moths https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/27d0f690849d262df19a0dacf890f696.mp4 b5fbc6729a62c9cfccaec1151074ba37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ANGEL WEDDING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eaton, Sophia Abstract A summary of the resource. 4:53 God was a horizon once. We keep trying to screw Him into the porch ceiling. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e0bc3464fe50c889c94ead716faea779.jpeg 0841fc90d0c45c09108f71b78ef6baf6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joey Seevers: Romero Lighting Design Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Photo of full presentation board. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/082e5c10eedcb201a922d338203c847d.jpeg 920fb9fa077c710b04827d8aaef22e2a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joey Seevers: Romero Lighting Design Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Man being lit with intense backlight. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3b29cd1fbcf5c8806da73fc82236b3af.jpeg ee2e18bd575106385f03816e8a556fe2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joey Seevers: Romero Lighting Design Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Dragon being lit with sharp angles of sidelight. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6aef3b1c15a148d19b173604b0dbe41c.jpeg 392829d3a40ed1460fc66039fc841a88 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joey Seevers: Romero Lighting Design Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Full stage image of nighttime scene with raging fire. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Romero Lighting Design Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seevers, Joey Abstract A summary of the resource. Romero by Xiomara Cornejo is a play about Saint Oscar Romero from El Salvador, who was killed for telling the people to treat immigrants and people in poverty with respect. This show is of extreme relevance to our current time period, and the story continues to become more and more important to tell. This show has an interesting element that I’d never worked with before: giant puppets. On top of that, projections were a big part of the show, another thing I had never worked with before. I decided to use strong angles to accentuate the figures of the large puppets, and strong colors to highlight the mood of the scene. This show takes place both before and after the death of Saint Romero, in both the real world and heaven respectively. To emphasize this, I went for a separate color palette for each location. I used cooler, more blue tones to represent heaven, and warmer, more neutral tones to represent the real world. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6a89e4385aace09290f6d655dbd7dba6.jpg e738b66ed10334d8f2c47aa9461165d1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remi White: Contortion Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of boy bent backwards over a chair. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/09759ba8e9e74f32caabd0c9aaf0b9d8.jpg ab92be2f66dd324e3e69ab17ab34da72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remi White: Contortion Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a headless body with its feet on the steering wheel of the car, its stomach on the seat of the car. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cf53158660fbe372ac595b62edc2655f.jpg 7dfb360ce8a728800ab9115a84c743a4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remi White: Contortion Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of bloody legs standing in a blue kiddie pool at dusk. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c72c02be713e760120db2efbacdc53f4.jpg 4eec0194e85d79b57ef09e7007242f07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remi White: Contortion Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of two legs sticking out of a washing machine. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Contortion Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource White, Remi Abstract A summary of the resource. Contortion explores the tension of projecting the authentic self while navigating the expectation to conform. Growing up, one must learn to perform in line with socially ratified ways to behave. Doing so can feel like denying the child self. Using my body, I perform absurd contortions related to mundane adult tasks. The choreographed postures in the photographs touch on the impossibility of fitting in and how much someone changes to do so. Being gay further heightens this feeling. I’m expected to perform to suit the expectations with others with what are at times conflicting codes of conduct. My work attempts to reflect this state of flux and mourning of youth humorously, expressed in moments of exertion, defiance, failure, and acceptance. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/9429a53a6689f1a0adc47bba159701f7.jpg 02caa973c92ab952215e7df2b4eec7c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valerie Tiscareno: La Corteza Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman faces down with hair partially down and a part braided with a blue ribbon. Hairbrush covers upper half of face. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/58fd640c3689a6057b8e3f00151d4c68.jpg fc9c824b7ab40645abf1d4aaa8347743 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valerie Tiscareno: La Corteza Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Two girls lay with hair braided together with ribbons in hair. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e3f1953be59a5292831dd11c768f6b8d.jpg 5526256e7143e6d38bab0950508ec49c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valerie Tiscareno: La Corteza Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman stands with face covered by natural, curly hair. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3565c69791ff72a51fa2d4a3c3e27087.jpg 5200f04ff4ba1171d46769bdcb0d37f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valerie Tiscareno: La Corteza Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Hair frames tattoo of woman praying; hair is half braided with ribbon and half straight. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource La Corteza Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tiscareno, Valerie Abstract A summary of the resource. Translates meaning “rind” or “outer layer.” Hair serves as our rind. Throughout this project I explore the dual role hair plays within young Latina women’s lives. Hair acts as both protection and vulnerability, resistance and assimilation. La Corteza, examines the cultural and emotional weight that we carry in each strand. For many Latinas, hair is an identifier, its texture, color, and length are often points of personal tension. In the United States, Latinas often are pressured to favor Eurocentric beauty standards as means to assimilate. Hair becomes more than appearance but a political act. Where braiding emerges as a meaningful performance of powerful assertion of cultural continuity, resisting erasure and reclaiming visibility. When invisibility can often feel safer than standing out, these decisions reflect the silent strategies of survival, self-preservation, and resistance. Throughout the making of La Corteza, I interviewed and photographed my participants: “My hair is typically the only physical mark.” “When I started embracing my hair is when I felt the most comfortable in my identity.” “My earliest memory with my hair was asking my mom to style it for me. This was the beginning of an obsession with neatness, which could never be synonymous with natural” “Being Latin American means balancing both identities... I know I’m both, and I know I’ll never fully be one—and that’s okay.” These reflections speak to the layered and sometimes painful process of reclaiming culture on our own terms. La Corteza lives in that delicate space between concealment and connection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/1fb51b3b7bcdee6ec65b1f3c38bb2e03.jpg b56c81a1fe065ba3b1b4a395bd5d5ac4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paige Ratcliff: Ricordi d'Italia Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white motion-blurred woman walking past illuminated storefronts. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/403371c5b93eab9a9a1c269858452afe.jpg 3113a857622a7461d1fb8baa09bc67df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paige Ratcliff: Ricordi d'Italia Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white motion blurred crowd moving through the Piazza at night. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/bd5b1ade62e865b5d22fa1f59ddd00b3.jpg e466b69b5e7c4bf341aacd5713f53bcb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paige Ratcliff: Ricordi d'Italia Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white motion-blurred couple walking, one holding wine glass. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/fa48c478f092d5da3227de0f9b6ec4a7.jpg efc9a526f3c1b3ece4422eed14efff88 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paige Ratcliff: Ricordi d'Italia Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white motion blurred man riding past on his bike. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ricordi d'Italia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ratcliff, Paige Abstract A summary of the resource. Ricordi d’Italia —“Memories of Italy”— is a meditation on memory, movement, and the human desire to preserve a moment that is already slipping away. Italy is often imagined as timeless: a country with a rich history, preserved in marble and stone. I expected the country to be frozen in history, but what I found was something alive and in motion. Streets pulsed with life, laughter echoed down narrow corridors of light, and strangers crossed paths without ever fully meeting. In these images, bodies stretch into streaks and faces soften into suggestion. Details slip away. What remains are gestures, silhouettes, and light. This mirrors the way memories are carried: not as sharp, factual records, but as impressions charged with feeling. By slowing the shutter, I allowed the camera to record time rather than freeze it. The blur reflects how memories don’t stay sharp; they change and fade over time. We remember the warmth of the air, the glow of streetlamps on stone, the sensation of walking beside someone—but not every face, not every word. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/bf0ff3d45fcc7c00e6bb3256ce731fcb.png 8b29497062af0a6445e5724ba17af1db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colin Price: Imitation Flesh Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photograph of a heart composed of computer parts. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/01d9e1716d0561694f53105224aadd6b.png 52709322fbc4513c3db84baf2b268d5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colin Price: Imitation Flesh Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photo of a brain made of organic and computer parts. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e3a3e382102c6ff82b990565e1d3acfe.png edd1d1a57b89ccc5a00af3250831f7ff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colin Price: Imitation Flesh Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photo of a wrist cut open revealing wires beneath the skin. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ef944f592b6f803fb8446b77e0785f79.png a9b5de16ef679c2cf9b62b0ef4cfe16e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colin Price: Imitation Flesh Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photo of an eye pried open with wires coming out of the eye. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Imitation Flesh Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Price, Colin Abstract A summary of the resource. To what extent will we allow AI to dictate our visions, our questions, and our answers before we have lost what makes us human? This is the question I am posing with Imitation Flesh, a series of analog film photographs utilizing the motifs of body horror and splatter-gore to evoke anxiety and fear over AI. My work is influenced by the films of Cronenberg, Kubrick, and Shinya Tsukamoto- using flesh, blood, and computer parts to illustrate an uneasy melding of human and machine. Imitation Flesh imagines this material convergence to be messier and with more drastic consequences than generative AI efficiency can promise. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/40373d7b010b939ae469e482600750ec.jpg d6a0d28b50c2d32f767bae3876fb5f90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audrey Pinson: Advice to Self at 20 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman reflecting on life and sitting in a chair by the window https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/21f4ec0edd72fea851cd5fc7b52693fb.jpg 50634125338be274ef5f82e049882760 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audrey Pinson: Advice to Self at 20 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman looking into the sun with shadows covering her face https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/736fe496ed3744dd74df72b32072e10f.jpg b25328709addf2b5d6dcb3754af9c853 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audrey Pinson: Advice to Self at 20 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman and daughter side by side profiles https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/71ed95cd3397b4be4467135069b8a4c5.jpg 21ce9d4e2b098b7cf38f2c3173f8cf80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audrey Pinson: Advice to Self at 20 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman looking through a magnifying glass Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Advice to Self at 20 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pinson, Audrey Abstract A summary of the resource. “Advice to Self at 20” is a portrait and interview series shaped by conversations with women in their 50s through 80s. Each woman was asked what she has learned over their lifetime, what beauty means to her now, and what advice she would offer her younger self. The photographs emphasize presence over polish. Wrinkles, posture, poses, and expressions carry the evidence of time; of work, love, loss, endurance, and joy. The images visually explore what each participant discussed in her interview, whether through people, props, framing, or light. In this project, age is not softened or disguised; it is allowed to exist fully within the frame. The images are paired with words that reveal how aging reshapes one’s relationship to the self. One woman described the moment she first felt old: “The first time I knew I was old was after I fell by simply just walking up my driveway and nearly broke my foot. I thought, ‘Oh God, the time has come. I’m old!’ That moment stuck with me; knowing my body wouldn’t bounce back like it used to. The journey to acceptance isn’t easy, it’s almost like a prolonged denial that I’m getting older. But adapting and taking my time and paying closer attention to my body has made me feel closer to it in a way. I double knot my shoes now, wear a brace by choice, and take life a little bit slower. But slow is not bad. Slow is intentional, slow is careful, and can be beautiful if you let it.” In a culture that often stigmatizes older women as invisible, incapable, or burdensome, these portraits tell a different story. The women photographed here are thoughtful, humorous, reflective, and generous with their insight. Beauty emerges not from youth, but from wisdom. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a364e6186e310dac626135969756d37b.JPG 6876481522db39f3e57608161c0fbd40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kate Moores: The Dressing Room Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a girl wearing pearls with smoke obscuring her face. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cf6599caa2356a928ed3e33064e9273c.png 4c02371b788f3e36c0dc0d48fc69cb84 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kate Moores: The Dressing Room Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a girl laying on a fur with sun on her face. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cf7007fb8e49bc30d3811da5ebb30b03.png 7ec5e6798698a9ef541285e806be4e7b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kate Moores: The Dressing Room Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a girl with an orchid disguising her face. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/09209c2f08be4ea10c0f14b01bb553ee.png a610cacf1ba62f2f5958f415d2bbbdc3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kate Moores: The Dressing Room Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a face sheet mask lying in grass. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Dressing Room Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moores, Kate Abstract A summary of the resource. “The Dressing Room” considers a place of transition where one can be undone, stripped down, and reborn as someone else. It suggests performance, where one’s identity can be modified to fit a character. Beauty has never been more accessible through surgical procedures, GLP-1s, shapewear, extensions, -- so my work is informed by the wider cultural phenomenon of personal optimization. These actions assume that the person underneath the alterations is dull. Rather than approaching that conversation directly, this work offers quiet meditation on the practice through obscuring subjects with less obvious tools. These works explore beauty in unfinished states and what lies between the natural and superficial. Through partially masking the subjects, the focus becomes the individual hidden by artifice. The obscura feels both feminine and fleeting, either elevating the subject or disguising them. Their presence may be central, but the intrigue lies within the background forms. These photos capture a state of in-between, abstract moments of beauty, making them altogether less ‘pretty’. My photographs describe a journey to perfection, updated for the age of technology, but a journey as old as narrative itself. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ec44b4b3650ad47ad7926049711b552b.jpg 8c69f62cd744c6bee0ed2a48bc22d1df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ryan Lonergan: THE GAP Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photograph of two different women, one sitting on a chair, the other full face to the side. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/d887ab05adb1b6251a1011f59c3e4162.jpg 3b7a86062329b6fc4b4b4221d808e67a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ryan Lonergan: THE GAP Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photograph of the same woman, shot twice, one right side up the other upside down. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f632ac847adec17426c0d5f343b82389.jpg 94e355f655cd14d1f14d8bec61899081 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ryan Lonergan: THE GAP Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photograph of two different women, blur motion, both of them sitting looking towards the camera. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE GAP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lonergan, Ryan Abstract A summary of the resource. When I photograph, I am in control. I direct, frame, and construct the image, authority that feels otherwise unavailable to me. The women I photograph are not destabilized subjects or objects of envy. They are mirrors, points of tension where I am trying to understand my own relationship to identity, visibility, and gendered expectation. My work is shaped by longing and control, by the desire to be taken seriously, to be seen as a woman, and by the feeling that this visibility has never come naturally. I have built my identity around humor, masculinity, and performative confidence as strategies for authority, while the women in my images seem to occupy their presence effortlessly. Their gestures, gazes, and stillness become material through which I explore femininity as something observed, constructed, and framed. Through fragmentation, layering, and repetition, I return to these subjects as both observer and maker. The images sit in the space between watching and constructing, between admiration and distance. They are attempts to hold onto something that feels visible yet unreachable, to examine how identity is performed, projected, and controlled within the photographic frame. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/bdd0ee37a20ba04156ce84d695b9dfdf.jpeg 57e4eea86de2a986e5324f777f404cd2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Levine: Binah Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman baking with a transparent photo of her grandma overlayed. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/5a3a18761c808476392ab56c24763273.jpeg c4727a2bc503a3380e868b7d226ad0db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Levine: Binah Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of matchbox with words explaining how lighting Shabbat candles is a "special commandment given to women". https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c5601a814c6a811b11f209d4138e231d.jpeg b4a3797c8cd2cc601d252ccf3ba3fd2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Levine: Binah Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Silver and gold mezuzah (decorative case containing a handwritten parchment scroll) hanging on white door. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/54450c00697e6806b7eaaced8c505f5c.jpeg 6ace01d2145a122699a6e994686d9407 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Levine: Binah Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman lighting Shabbat candles with a transparent photo of her grandma overlayed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Binah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Levine, Molly Abstract A summary of the resource. Binah, Hebrew for “understanding,” showcases the complexity of Jewish female identity. Inspired by the works of Jewish artist Hannah Altman, this project explores the significance of Jewish tradition and memory. Growing up in a Jewish household, my religious identity has always played an important role in my life. The traditions. The prayers. The food. I hold all of it closely to my heart. What I hold especially close to my heart are the Jewish women in my life. In my work, I capture the Binah that these women exhibit. From my grandma, who intuitively slices challah bread, to my mom, who carefully lights the Shabbat candles, they each express unique feminine energy. I highlight this energy through family photos and original work, focusing on physical traits, symbolic objects, and a bat mitzvah ceremony. It was impossible to pick a single aspect of Jewish female identity to focus on. Instead, I peeled apart the layers that make up Jewish girlhood and womanhood. The physical characteristics. The comforting recipes. The sacred traditions. And at the center of it all, the Jewish women before me who passed down Binah. Binah displays Jewish women and their extra understanding, spiritual truth, and divine wisdom. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/66d05d938d8ef41fb37cd0826e3bddb4.jpg d0aa73034e9164c5d510559e4ba60848 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Terese Gutierrez: The Vanishing Narrative Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white distressed photograph of kids with a wagon and a bike. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6dfb7e73b8f8c2ea181ad121bccf7665.jpg bf887ee4634999644e13b890cd8c4130 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Terese Gutierrez: The Vanishing Narrative Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of two people, one holding a baby cropped in to the center. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ce4fdebb7bf9168e4216d1f2183ed595.jpg 77781b72c3a84faaea1c11e2746ac82f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Terese Gutierrez: The Vanishing Narrative Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white distressed photograph of a family picture with the front row of kids highlighted by a higher contrast. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8c6d92e48099579bc4364533c597417f.jpg 5f86ee5d91ff1076fd9360f96f0a7f80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Terese Gutierrez: The Vanishing Narrative Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photograph of a group of people sitting at a restaurant table cropped in to only the center. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Vanishing Narrative Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gutierrez, Terese Abstract A summary of the resource. My work explores the fragility of familial history as my grandmother ages and begins to lose her memory. To convey this, I use old family photographs, once rich in detail, as a metaphor of what is lost. The central technique of this project involves the intentional cropping and editing of these photos to replicate memory erosion. This redaction highlights how the loss of a narrative prevents these specific memories from being passed down, leaving a void for future generations, including myself. Ultimately, by dismantling these photographs, I am confronted with the painful reality that my grandmother’s identity and story are becoming as fractured and manipulated as the images I present. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/2a6b2e38a0ec3cb13649aee12bcc1984.jpg 345add0515b0804529a6e67fb01b01ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Derek Emmert: Fighting for a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Boxer stands with light highlighting right side of body. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/092eec3b9c4a3e87fe8126b94670f018.jpg ba1d8c63abfbb44f1992d42c8d322526 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Derek Emmert: Fighting for a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Man stands in boxing position with gloves on. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/4ef19e7ca5b9ea931b495ef93fbca733.jpg eeca32f62404d924ff4de6207c131137 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Derek Emmert: Fighting for a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of man with blue boxing gloves. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/51741769acdc41f771351a24c0cb4c91.jpg b47a48f6a1300af114aba455c8b2fc2f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Derek Emmert: Fighting for a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Boxer punches punching bag with green backlight. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fighting for a Purpose Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emmert, Derek Abstract A summary of the resource. Fighting for a Purpose is a photographic series created for Fight Night in Columbia, Missouri. This work focuses on the deeper purpose behind the event. Rather than highlighting individual athletes or moments of victory, the images intentionally obscure identity to emphasize that this event is not about personal glory, fame, or recognition. It is about collective action and the shared goal of raising money for pediatric cancer research. The athletes who participate in Fight Night train for twelve weeks while also visiting families at MU Hospital whose children are undergoing treatment. Their preparation extends beyond the ring, grounding the event in its true purpose. The techniques used to shoot this piece like the harsh lighting and shadows solidifies these athletes as symbols of the organization's mission . The athlete’s preparation for their match aims to develop empathy with the children and families they support. These kids and families are facing battles far greater than any one night in the ring. This work exists to shine light on that reality. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/eb725415e2f06e43f2c311adfb47f215.png 2d38dbf9628fb9f5e2133186f6b8f79a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Graci Calovich: Welcome to Burlesque Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photo of a collection of small objects including seashells, glass, paper clip, rock. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/56ea848a22cfb18d2df74b3acd623309.png 940ad160654c2050b44c06698c3d1c29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Graci Calovich: Welcome to Burlesque Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white close up of lace with floral detailing. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/40c1b1c1a5281d934de17a02093e4dc2.png ee0d3726dea565927669992ed1d83d31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Graci Calovich: Welcome to Burlesque Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Woman kneels atop vanity while staring. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/d50cfaf099a9e0560943df5756009e2e.png c93055eea9e73d1c4b2fdef37f993496 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Graci Calovich: Welcome to Burlesque Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and white photography of a woman sitting on a couch in a fur coat. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Welcome to Burlesque Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Calovich, Graci Abstract A summary of the resource. This series was inspired by the film: Burlesque (2010). As a historical performance style, burlesque dancing exhibits exaggerated archetypes of feminine identity that rely heavily on gendered objects. The film features elaborate costumes made of pearls, lace and red velvet, pin stripes and fur, feathers and roses. Using these symbols as a reference point, I wanted to confront their position within a greater conversation of femininity and performance, suggesting that societal structures create and promote narrow gender identities. I am photographing with a large format film camera. This period appropriate imaging tool visually supports the genre while allowing me to approach the subjects with a high degree of control. My goal is to examine the scenes and objects away from their romanticized context, curbing the subliminal ways that we interact with similar imagery. Each photograph is a 1:1 contact print, hand made in a darkroom from a film negative. This reflects my commitment to careful and involved image making. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/22e72520435169edcd7cd886a2f92bca.jpg 42275fecbb78685138663676139ab293 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evan Johnson: Well Dressed Wednesday Allstars Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Magazine cover featuring 3 boys in sports equipment. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6fee4afcab895b74cbce5da307986935.jpg ef7e725930767bac06a291133ba66b6f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evan Johnson: Well Dressed Wednesday Allstars Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Magazine spread with boys in facepaint selling and wearing various outfits. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7753f5d69269855c61c60c42407072ad.jpg 03d8c3ab0e6847c41b16ead947b5203d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evan Johnson: Well Dressed Wednesday Allstars Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Magazine spread with a boxer holding gloves to his face. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a3740df97730727222be3c073ea0821b.jpg dfff54eababe105e6956d04cd15b1577 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evan Johnson: Well Dressed Wednesday Allstars Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Magazine spread of a boy in football gear resting his head on a football Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Well Dressed Wednesday Allstars Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Johnson, Evan Abstract A summary of the resource. I spend my days thinking and getting excited about things. Eventually, a new idea claws its way out of my head and materializes into the real world. Everything I make is because of the people around me, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I believe in doing things just because I can. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/9a95e43d70ed780611515c01a26cd719.jpeg 0cd5adf24a8e8f26b181dd9d338eb78c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gavin Bennett: Burning World Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of red, orange, and yellow flowers below a globe that is emitting a line of green and tan circles. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ebd3f52cd1e2e098aef3ab6c8bc7b2e2.jpeg a40343bfc8d7729bbdb90f7b0ba9abd7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gavin Bennett: Burning World Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a close up on red, orange, and yellow flowers. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c3ab3b294ecced1cf1d1513ae4b6164a.jpeg 95f41106101925c148e9dbe8ade9bdda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gavin Bennett: Burning World Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of rings being emitted from the globe. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burning World Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bennett, Gavin Abstract A summary of the resource. This piece confronts the consequences of humanity’s impact on the planet. At its center, the globe represents Earth: fragile, finite, and increasingly threatened. At the base, a vibrant array of florals, and surrounding it, rising rings and mixed media symbolize smoke, drifting upwards as the world burns. These circles represent both atmospheric pollution and the nature of environmental destruction, reminding us that the impact of human actions does not disappear, but circulates. Outside of florals, this piece is made up of reusable materials, depicting the ephemerality of our planet. The florals encapsulate the globe in a fiery, saturated color scheme with reds, oranges, and yellows. The bright roses, golden sunflowers, and abstract birds of paradise elicit a passionate scene against the greenery. The flowers, usually representing life, become a visual representation of wildfire, climate crisis, and ecological instability. Within the smoke, fragments of leaves and landscape appear like warnings, shifting into a glimpse of ecosystems disrupted, habitats disappearing, and communities displaced. Created from raffia and grasses, the organic framework suggests that nature is trying to persist but is overwhelmed by human negligence. As artists and plant scientists, we use floriculture as a medium to speak about environmental responsibility. Burning World asks viewers to confront uncomfortable truths: human progress often comes at nature’s expense, and our planet is showing signs of irreversible damage. This piece serves as a call to action, urging reflection on how individual choices shape global outcomes and challenging us to reconsider our roles as stewards of Earth. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/158a76b481e5f736290c2432088aa6f7.jpg 7c1f1e7c7c2d4df7ed4319f55421ba5c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson Grant: Hitt Street Event Center Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Massing model of building showcasing light-filled interior spaces at Cherry and Hitt street. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/86622fccf49b87a506a483b19eba3d82.jpg e0eb15920c0ce59f5d4d5a1daebcd013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson Grant: Hitt Street Event Center Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Massing model of building showcasing light-filled interior spaces from the northside alley and Hitt street. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/84efd66375335e32b228ef4627d93a74.jpg e62bc18ec1dee2aaded65eede799c2b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson Grant: Hitt Street Event Center Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Top view of massing model showcasing two “L” shaped forms combined to create exterior spaces. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/548129ebc636ace1b06cc3c23609e1b3.tif 88c90ceb6b89bdec3b01c77d1ca7a3fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hitt Street Event Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grant, Hudson Abstract A summary of the resource. This project located in the heart of downtown Columbia, Missouri is deeply personal to me as it is in the community where I grew up and had the opportunity to attend school. Designing a building for this site felt like contributing to a place that helped shape who I am. This project is not just an academic exercise, it is an exploration of how architecture can give back to the very community that formed it. This entertainment venue at the corner of Hitt and Cherry Street is a vertically integrated hub for cinematic, musical, and creative arts, designed as a fully rentable venue for festivals, student organizations, local businesses, and community groups.The building is envisioned as a civic anchor, a space that invites gathering, learning, and interaction. The ground floor features the lobby, first floor venue, and a separately accessible bar. The second and third floors each contain a 135 person cinema fitted with a small stage for screenings, speakers, and musical performances. The fourth floor hosts a restaurant and rooftop bar with views of downtown Columbia to the East. The fifth and sixth floors serve as creator suites equipped with recording studios, editing offices, and collaborative workspaces. The fifth floor also offers a small private venue overlooking Broadway to the Northwest. Together, these stacked programs create a dynamic destination that supports public entertainment, production, education, and the community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/2ca54931a340691b065203b2e2092dab.jpg bb0a68a41c8fd41e3bec85d2336adc38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew Bush: Material Loop Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 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Title A name given to the resource Andrew Bush: Material Loop Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Public spaces as seen from under the recycle center's canopy. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b60d01abe7583ffa5dbbbfce146bb794.png 12565c1b5ed66553cefc55c4fcca8d71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew Bush: Material Loop Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Physical model of the recycle center proposal. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Material Loop Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bush, Andrew Abstract A summary of the resource. Material Loop reimagines the recycling center as civil infrastructure, an architecture that makes environmental systems visible, experiential, and socially engaging. Instead of traditionally concealing waste processing behind industrial walls, the project breaks the marginalized history and presents recycling to the public as an exchange between city, ecology, and energy. Located adjacent to the University of Missouri's power plant, the facility operates as both a material recovery facility and a generator of biomass fuel to support the university's clean energy initiative, positioning waste not as an endpoint but as a resource within a continuous urban cycle. The architecture challenges conventional separations between natural, industrial and public life. Elevated walkways, viewing platforms, and outdoor terraces run parallel to an adjacent tree line and historic trail while inviting visitors to witness processes typically hidden from view, transforming recycling into education, experience, and advocacy. A perforated facade filters light, air, and sightlines, allowing glimpses of activity while adopting passive environmental strategies. Overhead canopy structures span large operational zones, creating sheltered civic space below while expressing the structural logic required for industrial scale. With strategic voids across the program, natural light wells bring light down into the industrial process as well as framing the public terraces, allowing for the continuation of the adjacent nature into the building through biophilic planters complementing the space. Formally and conceptually, the project is guided by the belief that sustainability should not feel restrictive or sacrificial. Instead, it proposes that environmental responsibility can be generous, spatial, and publicly celebrated. The architecture embraces infrastructure as a social and cultural asset, aligning performance with buildings that we want to be in. By merging utility, education, and public space, the project argues for a new typology where systems that sustain urban life are not hidden, but shared and transformative. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cd5492a6319962fca49d4bb52ea24b46.jpg d08759fb945f66745c824c605aa62c98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chloee Rudolph: Kinroot Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Photo of phones lined up, each screen is page of the app. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/44e6126cdbbb01e60c324d90d107a8b5.png c93b9712081e25bac949deca0ec468e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chloee Rudolph: Kinroot Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Poster breaking down the different sections of the app. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/73231e09bc97bfb3c1392e5b0f806a91.png 297a99972d97de644691de06dd9be0eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chloee Rudolph: Kinroot Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Infographic Poster explaining the need for Kinroot. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e764326fcd5c2183457710b9570e4971.jpg f8a0d2f1a73d515d2339a2b83f0fde78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chloee Rudolph: Kinroot Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Poster of phones with details. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kinroot Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rudolph, Chloee Abstract A summary of the resource. Kinroot, an app to assist families, emerged from personal experience. After a family member’s diagnosis I witnessed how quickly medical information became overwhelming and confusing for not only him, but everyone around him too. Appointments referenced unfamiliar terminology, quick explanations, and critical details that were difficult to process in the moment and even more difficult to recall later. Updates were shared through phone calls, texts, brief conversations, often fragmented and repeated to the point people couldn’t remember who knew what information. I began to realize the challenge was now not only medical, but communicative. This app investigates how design can function as a stabilizing structure within times of uncertainty. Kinroot reimagines medical information as something that can easily be clarified, organized, and shared collectively. By centralizing all updates in the home feed, simplifying medical terms in the terms section, and providing shared tracking tools in the calendar section, Kinroot reduces reliance on memory and secondhand interpretation almost entirely. Kinroot is rooted in the fact and understanding that medical experiences rarely affect just one person; they trickle outward through families, friends, and support systems. Designed to be calming, and straightforward Kinroot utilizes nature illustrations and hand drawn icons to counteract the overwhelming reality of clinical conversations. In this app I explore how graphic design can go beyond aesthetics and be designed and motivated for change. Kinroot shows how thoughtful interface design can take overwhelming information and turn it into a shared, straightforward resource for families to go when clarity matters most. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a2cd46c80fdb888ff9ee518fb0a1f927.png e3d3b63c7435aab966fc8050a8ef7613 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kris Ramos: Amai Hiko Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Colored poster displaying Amai Hiko's brand vision, mascot, logo, and typography. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/21e3a2b351bea12d39d3b961afc9f7ab.png b00625dead1f0df0cf74a571613deae4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kris Ramos: Amai Hiko Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Front view of open box containing packaged candy and an informational card. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/c59ec153aa9c026c8a58d81aeea979bf.png 936bd75740baf0c493af3e5072aa1210 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kris Ramos: Amai Hiko Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 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Title A name given to the resource Amai Hiko Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ramos, Kris Abstract A summary of the resource. Amai Hiko is an online candy company based in Tokyo, introducing people to the traditional sweets and flavors of Japan. It offers an assortment of treats to choose from, as well as monthly subscription boxes with hand-picked sweets that are mailed straight to the customer’s doorstep. Customers can join a monthly subscription that delivers packages filled to the brim with handpicked treats. Amai Hiko prioritizes three main values to appeal to the right customers that match the interest and personality of its delectable products: nostalgia, curiosity, and passion. “Amai Hiko” directly translates to “Sweet Flight,” highlighting the brand’s main goal of sharing goods to overseas countries where “the sky’s the limit.” This slogan is accompanied by the brand’s bird mascot Toki-san, named after the Japanese crested ibis (which translates to “toki”). Toki-san is the main mascot and “deliveryman” of Amai Hiko, representing the brand’s playfulness and wide-ranging delivery through flight. Inspired by the vibrant pop culture and iconic characters of Japan, Amai Hiko is designed to celebrate and share the mainstream styles of Japanese products and aesthetics. Through research and observation of competing candy brands, Amai Hiko is created with the goal of sharing culture and food across the globe through a vibrant, engaging platform that appeals to all ages. 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Title A name given to the resource Thesis Project - Rocheport MRF Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moore, Lance Abstract A summary of the resource. After the Boone County Materials Recovery Facility was destroyed by a tornado, residents were left without a centralized recycling system. Recycling shifted to fragmented drop-off routes in nearby towns such as Ashland, increasing transportation distance, energy use, and emissions. This project responds to that breakdown by proposing a new, resilient Materials Recovery Facility along the Missouri River that restores regional recycling capacity through architectural and infrastructural intervention. The site is located at a bend in the river where barges naturally slow and idle, adjacent to Interstate 70. This positioning allows the facility to leverage existing transportation networks by redirecting recyclables onto empty return barges and underutilized freight trucks. By using infrastructure that already exists, the project reduces inefficiencies while reframing architecture as an active participant in material flow and environmental accountability. The facility is constructed from mass timber to reduce embodied carbon and allow for prefabrication and efficient transport. The building is elevated to address floodplain conditions, with structural cores anchored into exposed bedrock to provide long-term stability. These strategies respond directly to the site’s environmental constraints while prioritizing durability and adaptability. A contoured roof canopy is shaped through solar radiation mapping to maximize photovoltaic performance. Its form also diffuses daylight across the sorting floor, reduces industrial noise, and directs rainwater into bioswales for erosion control and flood mitigation. An elevated public path allows visitors to observe the recycling process, making material systems visible and accessible. Together, these design decisions position infrastructure as both functional and civic, demonstrating how architecture can support environmental responsibility while engaging the public. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f81f81e842ef044248cee357cd3b5863.png 58081cabded6c7410bf1bb238f6db3fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kylyn Maxwell: Public Domain Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kylyn Maxwell: Public Domain Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. An informational poster explaining the purpose of Public Domain, a Brooklyn-based non-profit for the arts. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/65c45a19f9ed2c58018247a106f895f8.jpg 12262ddaecafd21ca25178660ce9759a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kylyn Maxwell: Public Domain Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A digital mockup of print ads promoting Public Domain. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Public Domain Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maxwell, Kylyn Abstract A summary of the resource. Public Domain is an imagined Brooklyn-based nonprofit that offers a solution to the recent government funding cuts in the arts. Developed from a project prompt that challenged us as designers to identify a problem and propose a creative solution, Public Domain envisions a new model of artistic support rooted in community and collective impact. The name Public Domain signals a rejection of exclusivity, emphasizing accessibility over financial barriers. Public Domain uses social media, physical advertisements, and experiential events such as A Gala for the Arts, to generate donations that are redistributed to galleries, studios, and independent artists across Brooklyn. The organization’s visual identity is intentionally loud. The logo showcases multiple bold, layered silhouettes of human figures, symbolizing the convergence of creatives into a single, unified community. A vibrant color palette of pink, purple, yellow, orange, green, and blue cuts through the everyday static while paying homage to the color wheel, a foundational tool studied by artists across all disciplines. The merging of these colors within the logo reinforces the idea of unity within the Public Domain community, regardless of medium, background, or skill level. Contrasting this vibrancy, the use of halftone patterns and black-and-white imagery introduces a gritty, urban edge inspired by the graffiti-covered streets of Brooklyn itself. By juxtaposing high-energy color with photos of intimate studio spaces and galleries, Public Domain positions the viewer not merely as an observer, but as a stakeholder in its creative community who can make a difference for the art world as a whole. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026