11 24 294 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ee054f1591974963d658c0becdf05b0f.JPG 2446d0394c174ec06451977b8c279aad https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b08c4853a3ae3bdad211a3ff0199f292.JPG 51071fe4211b9519ffe755bbbac69729 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/0469a1126c36e9f9a9e065a0d32b8613.JPG 3424f300191ae327461d855337ff08cd https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/caad452851926a63629ae53f1982ed86.mp4 168501296835c0ecfd264cc7d898e8c8 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/df56367751f6abe465921f8043fe12ed.mp4 dfdf3e7a34302b22ce0a4676935eb55e 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 VADS2021 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 English as My Second Language Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Montano, Pamela Abstract A summary of the resource. During these two years living in the United States, I never had the opportunity to express my emotions about how difficult it was for me to adjust to my new home. As an international student, adapting my customs, ideas and my language was not easy. English as My Second Language is a short stop motion video of almost three minutes inspired by the emotions and difficulties that I had to go through to improve my English. The video is an animation where the images and texts reflect my moments of sadness and happiness. They convey every moment I had to show myself and my family that I could achieve my goal and defy obstacles in this path. The design of the video is simple but very meaningful to me because it is the proof of my effort, time and creativity. The animation use paper cut out puppets, letters, and personal objects like my books to represent myself and my experiences in learning English. For me, showing a challenge in my life through video is something that I never imagined doing, especially when it comes to certain emotions that are difficult to express in a single drawing or in words alone. This process of learning a language led me to understand that there are many things left to discover and to know about English. I appreciate the opportunity to share my journey and experience with the public and to bring forth the results of my hard work. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Wild Folk Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Twitchell, Evann Abstract A summary of the resource. Wild Folk, a nature based learning community in central Missouri, aimed to encourage the inherent joy of curiosity based learning. I stumbled upon this remarkable community of “unschooling” by an incredibly serendipitous and harmonious alignment of stars. Attending a climate action protest alone, I gravitated toward a familiar face and the group of spunky children surrounding her. She was Polina Malikin, the founder and coordinator of Wild Folk Farm and Forest School. As I joined them, we chatted while walking the streets with our hand-painted signs in the air. There was something so human and quirky, so courageous and genuine and colorful about these kids. I wanted to learn more and I’m so thankful I did. In the following months I visited the school numerous times, getting to know the people and documenting their untraditional education experience. Their mission, to cultivate compassionate, empowered, ecologically-minded citizens through a deep connection to the natural world, community and play, echoed a profound need I had felt in my experiences as a K- 12 substitute teacher and in my own childhood. Creating this short documentary allowed me to dream about the future of intentional and experiential learning in new and exciting ways. Unfortunately, by the summer of 2020, Wild Folk was no longer able to continue due to various challenges. Though seasons have changed for this vibrant community, I am confident the impact of Wild Folk’s rich soil will live on in the roots of all who were planted in it for lifetimes to come Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by autor. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Case for Bocce Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elder, Baylie Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: I come from a background of traditional artmaking. However, I have fallen for a medium far from what I thought I would be doing when I first came to Mizzou: landscape design. My work completes empty spaces, brightens corners, and brings people together. I seek to show my dissected thought process in these pieces—the same property, but with each amendment the landscape grows more realistic, so much so that you can “walk” through it by its final draft. I make changes, I add embellishments, and by the end an empty yard can become another art form. My tools are a pencil and computer mouse, and my media is plants. The challenge that comes with using a living media is the best part. I must consider a color palette that changes with each season, how certain plant textures will look layered over one another, and especially the care and longevity of the design for a client. There is a lot to know, and I have learned so much already since starting this journey, but I have most importantly found that what I do is not so different from my beginning with traditional artmaking, except by the end of the hard work I get to exist within my own piece —a living, breathing community of leaves, branches, and flowers. There is no greater payoff for creating than to express myself while also manifesting a vision for someone else to experience and enjoy for years to come. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource personal Protective Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yerby, Kyle Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: These acrylic paintings depict the dark intensity of falling in love through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before Coronavirus arrived in Missouri in 2020, gloves and masks were only used in health care & food service, but not usually in everyday life. Before the pandemic, it was easy to take touch for granted, but now out of fear we shield ourselves from what we crave. The mask has become a controversial image—those who deny the pandemic feel as though they are being silenced, and those who accept the pandemic feel unseen. Because of the mask, communication i s much more difficult and the message is sometimes lost. When we are finally allowed to be near one another, we only half l et our guard down: behind plastic shields, cloth masks, and gloves. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Two Faces of America Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wich, Noah Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: I am currently a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, majoring in journalism. I discovered a passion for journalistic photography in late 2019, and have been pursuing photo opportunities ever since. I feel particularly drawn to events in which people showcase genuine emotions, and I consider it an honor to be able to capture these beautiful moments. In these four photos, I attempted to capture two sides of the growing racial divide in Missouri. The photos titled “Hawk” and “Salute” were taken at a celebration of life for police captain David Dorn in Saint Louis, Missouri. The photos titled “Shout” and “Tunnel” were taken at a black lives matter rally at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. These images showcase the humanity shared between these two groups of differing opinion. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource “Hey Siri, Remind Me to Clear My Browser History.” Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: My works seek to define and document surface through the lens of the screen. The work lives between a number of varied states: screen vs. surface, real vs. unreal, the constructed event vs. the happened upon, as well as the distinction between the two alongside the value structures it creates. It is also contextualizing itself generationally, to the way different age groups of people view our phones, laptops, etc. My work aims to be these moments on the internet and the representation of these fragmented ideas or imagery in a familiar way. I incorporate the use of the crop and textural elements as a way to reference the format of the screen and connect the ratios of images with the ratios of screens. The meta aspect of the work frames its position as a critique of the internet, by the internet; without taking itself too seriously. The frame variation, perspectival crop and the documentary nature are aspects of the pieces that result in a work that is informational without being overly complex. The work aims to be placed somewhere between high illusion and impressionism of postinternet ideals. The way that we reference the ratios and a text placement is second nature and can be represented in shorthand in a way that the brain is still able to make the connection. The surface references the printed text, while the painterly marks document the textures and surfaces from a varied perspective, rather than just documenting an image. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steinman, Seth Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 024 Relation A related resource Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3da329b5a05addbc5408bbaa96b1b9d0.jpg 95c50fecd3f82f5c5f490d26c251c6ad https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/2ebfdc10608399da81fc08c3ad9746b8.jpg d0f6edc69efb69922626c9725dba1030 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f6dbfb9c484830b0f7cc72ca87358d08.jpg bd96988e7a372dc2b752d89d9fd17ef7 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ae05cf1b29c365859a0bc09394741fba.jpg 4eec81c5de68869ec43c94b2a241dfff https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3cc2c4162a15a8287e60ab338370e1a0.mp4 98972c53e37cc84ac3c7b591b5b36858 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 VADS2021 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 Birthday Toast(ed) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shirkey, Rose Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: Birthday Toast(ed) is a special effects (SFX) makeup design, inspired by the song “Pity Party” by Melanie Martinez. Special effects makeup is a form of makeup in which non-beauty makeup products, such as latex, fake blood, prosthetics, and scar wax, are used to create an illusion. This may be of an injury, a mutant transformation, a supernatural creature, or just an animal. Many movies, shows, and other productions use some form of special effects makeup. When designing an SFX look, the artist gathers information on a character that has, in most cases, been provided to them. They use personality traits, original and altered appearances, as well as the background story to design the makeup. In the case of Birthday Toast(ed) , the character threw a birthday party that ended in flames. She was all dolled up in a floral dress and makeup, when disaster struck! While lighting the birthday candles, gas from a previously unknown gas leak caused a small explosion. Half of her face was devastatingly burnt, a candle got stuck in her forehead, and as if that wasn’t enough, sprinkles stuck to the freshly burnt skin. Completely distraught by the event, she cried until she pushed her sorrows aside, developing a more “whatever” attitude, allowing her anger and dismissiveness to fully affect her, as seen in the images. Birthday Toast(ed) is an SFX look, captured in 4 photographs, displaying the end result of this character’s story. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Image.RGB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource O'Neill, Ian Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: Humans are now more than ever obsessed with the digital image of self. We utilize algorithms to perfect how we are perceived by a vast network of others, all who use these images to in turn perceive who we are. Social networks like Instagram generate enormous amounts of value from the obsession and influence of these 1s and 0s. “Image.RBG” takes the idea of the digital image and breaks it down to its simplest form, a series of colored bits in the Red, Blue, and Green channels. A webcam processes the image data of the viewer and displays back a video mosaic onto a video sculpture made of CRT TVs. Presenting the video feed on what would be considered “Old Technology” shows us how far we've truly evolved, but the rules of human perception have never changed. The TVs are stacked to be as tall as a person, with the webcam at eye level. Viewers are asked to play within the space and interact with the sculpture to see how they look in these monitors. This wonderment of seeing a distorted picture of self finds the viewer distracting themselves from the connectivity of modern-day life to experience these surreal images of self. No matter how vast our technology becomes, the images we see today are still the same we see in “Image.RBG”, a series of Red Blue and Green bits. The project contains no audio element. Audio is used only for documentation purposes. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Two Lovers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Murphy, Morgan Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: My work is parallel to Sven Nykvist’s film noir stage set quality that caricatures psychological settings. Through the utilization of the romance of printmaking, and the plate and the paper only touching once, “Two Lovers” achieves social commentary of the current state of the Coronavirus pandemic. Rene Magritte’s painting, “The Lovers II” is reproduced backwards in mezzotint in the top print. This painting represents a barrier preventing an embrace between two lovers, and very similar struggles are ubiquitous given our crisis. The masks worn by the two lovers in the bottom print signify the interruption of these connections and the distance and alienation many of us suffer due to the current pandemic. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Home/Body Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Isom, Kylee Abstract A summary of the resource. HOME/BODY is a collection of black and white self-portraits made with a large-format 4x5 film camera. This work navigates the tangled notions of body and femininity, in relation to the domestic sphere. Utilizing shapewear, textiles, and iconographic symbols of femininity as a vessel for dialogue within the confines of the home space, this body of work looks critically at historical and present-day perceptions of gender roles, idealized beauty, and womanhood. The performative act of abstracting, distorting, or stripping away the body by subverting the function of these materials works to undermine oppressive systems of misrepresentation, while alluding to the fallacy and constructed nature of the photograph. This is a body of work which questions the way in which womanhood is tethered to domesticity and the way in which this tether serves as an obstacle to the fabrication of identity. HOME/BODY interrogates the dynamic relationship between beauty, body, and femininity and how this relationship has been sculpted and preserved throughout history. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Funeral for One Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gandy, Amberlee Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist statement: Whether it be losing a loved one, being isolated from family and friends, or witnessing the horrors of COVID-19 firsthand as a frontline worker, it is impossible to come out of this pandemic without being personally affected by the illness. Our floral artwork conveys the lonely scene of a COVID-19 patient nearing death. Blooms of carnations, roses, gerbera daisies, and delphinium in tones of fuschia, marigold, sky blue, and peony pink were placed closer to the window to convey vitality before transitioning into more neutral earthy tones, symbolizing that they are about to be laid to rest. Using manipulated chicken wire, a human body was constructed on a resting surface. The constructed body was covered in severed fresh roses, baby’s breath and mums as well as dried artichokes and hydrangeas in tints, tones, and shades of brown, gold, and burnt orange to represent someone passing alone. One last thought of human connection to our patient was the lone arrangement on the bedside table. We were inspired to create this installation after our own family members were hospitalized due to COVID-19. We wanted to use this platform to showcase the feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and loneliness that our family members felt in and outside of the hospital. In true COVID-19 fashion, we were the only two people to see the exhibit and had to deconstruct it as quickly as we constructed it. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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/The Bench Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gibbs, Kali Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist statement: Strong Connections between memories and emotions are the foundation in my body of work. Focusing on familial relationships, nostalgia is a key component among each painting. Not always nostalgia for times lost, but also for moments of great appreciation and the sort of admiration one feels for siblings and parents. My intention is to incorporate elements of a universal understanding and portray those elements in a very personalized way. The understanding is that everybody has family, however I choose to focus specifically on the relationships I have with my own immediate family. After the deaths of my father and brother, I have become compelled to immortalize my family though paintings. A combination of confident brush strokes and bold colors intentionally transport the viewer to a tranquil and dreamlike place. Just as how details in a memory or dream can seem either striking or bleary, each painting embodies these characteristics. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Still Lives of My Room Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fyle, Lauren Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist statement: My work is about being present with the innate beauty of the world around me. Due to the pandemic, I spent an eternity of time examining the various pieces of clutter within my own tiny world gathering dust. Sitting there, on my bed each evening I'd contemplate the piles of what appeared to be junk creeping up, there was a fleeting beauty to them, even though they were the same meaningless items I'd seen over-and-over again.  In painting and drawing them, I cemented these little snapshots in my mind permanently, along with the emotions I experienced as I captured their essence within my work.   Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS-011 Relation A related resource Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7fbcfe1aa933a744b987cc2d2ac7a0a1.jpeg 9f6465d8f4a29789dfd8d8fbbaf6373b https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/4b33728c4e053ef8c30436a525b24917.jpeg 3d37bbdecf49ffe2499b164913eac395 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/09b331ca64388bf319781024fef2f2e1.jpeg fa61fa9bc83a242ed3f4858bb867aa29 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b9d7b8a61677db486db672342bbdabb2.jpg 847d4e2e21027800f378b1b1e40dd10a https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/42769a3211469f75f2dcda53784d3c9f.mp4 95dba090a6c1e71b913d456fcd334e67 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 VADS2021 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 I Don't Know but They Found Me Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Finck, Eliza Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist’s Statement: These new paintings are about a break in reality. This is an exploration of my own experience and struggles with bipolar disorder, focusing dissociation and psychosis during extreme phases in mood. Each painting starts with a writing, hidden directly under the paint. This work is about a place on the edge of my consciousness where real isn’t quite real and fiction isn’t quite fiction. I visit there from time to time, but it’s not somewhere I choose to go--- a completely believable dream, one that I reference later as fact. I see things out of the corners of my eyes, until they are the center of my vision. Did I take my medicine today? There is someone walking parallel to me, but everytime I turn to look at them they’re gone. The sky lights up at night like a spotlight. The birds are targeting me, diving at me. Did you hear those people talking, their whispers? The lines between real and fake get blurry. This is a place where I can almost see the air, and the pharmacist asks me if I’m doing okay when I pick up my prescription. I count my edges over and over. When did I get so sharp? These paintings focus on a constant gamble on reality. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Neighborhood Survey Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ehler, Madelyn Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 007 Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: This work is reliant on the formal attributes of scenes and objects located in an American middle class community. The images are not reliant on a particular geographic location, only referencing general representations of a working class area. Because of the more universal appearance of the scenes photographed, the formal elements of architecture and light become a primary focus in the series. These images express my desire to show the formal beauty of everyday surroundings from my own middle class neighborhood. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Harvest Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tifase, Jessica Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 025 Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: The Harvest, is a photography series that I created as a visual ode to Black men. We are in a time when unarmed Black men are being slaughtered on camera, and little Black boys are being taught how to respond to their aggressors before even learning how to ride a bike. And I can’t help but question why these realities are so normalized in our society. So, this series explores the identities of Black men through a decolonized lens, and the relationship that that creates between the subject and the viewer. By using a 4x5 large format camera and black and white film, I’m able to photograph my friends while removing elements that have been historically used to misrepresent Black men in the media. This practice is a way of cancelling out the noise, to explore the rawness behind each photograph. There is no room for biases, fixed narratives or preconceived notions. Just liberation in the silence that is created. In this long-lasting season of the criminalization and dehumanization of Black people in this country, I want this piece to serve as a reminder to my brothers--You are the fruit of seeds past generations have sown into the grounds of this bitter Earth. You are rich and you are evergreen. 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Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 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 Foundation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sheldon, Tristan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 022 Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: My work is primarily an exercise of thorough observation and exploration of the innateaesthetic qualities that are unique to the two-dimensional world around us. I make work thatutilizes the reductive qualities of photography to create art out of the mundane and ordinary. Iuse techniques that isolate my subjects from context and emphasize their form and compositionwithin a frame in order to give my pictures a sense of completion that the real-world subjectswould not otherwise have. Photographers are inherently limited to working in two dimensions,so I look for subjects that, when seen the right way, are elevated by the monocular nature of themedium. This practice questions the values behind what makes a “good” photograph, and theextent to which the picture-making technique informs the interpretation of the image whendivorced from the reality and cultural significance of the subject. 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Title A name given to the resource Challenging Misconceptions Of The Dark Complexion Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carbin, Darreon Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Description An account of the resource <a href="https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/exhibits/show/posters/photographs/darreon-carbin--challenging-mi"></a> Relation A related resource <a href="https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/exhibits/show/vads-2021/about-the-exhibit">Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition</a> Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 003 Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: As an African American, I feel that my people and culture are not always positively portrayed in popular media. Many assumed misconceptions and biases can cloud perspective and perception. My art seeks to challenge perspectives and provoke thought among viewers. Through my photography, I aim to break stereotypes and provide a visual alternative of darker skin that is not often portrayed in media. How would people with dark skin like to be portrayed? I like to present us artistically in a way that shows emotion, presents power and examines our beauty through a colorful ethereal lens. I explore these narratives through themes of empathy, power, grace, and elegance. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b37d1ebfeac18158532084ccde6e0184.jpg b7763ccb7e26d603f90c04f883b6d46e https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/59b84fa67968d29052d0de48cf78cd37.jpg 8bfc80ba9a70bca56a1670d0b55ea2c9 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f646168c8af6a8cc2bb481cbea8b7f07.jpg 37b3e5e75f04a796db3ad7c47e02350c https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/81ed994f653e6e790fa87ee4d8ad3b8c.jpg 1b87e4bdf5a4a6211a15ce79efc6f7d6 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/39a6dffafae349273171e7fc68c28828.mp4 2eae24cede348f998ce4d3a35b51b704 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 VADS2021 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 Untitled Collaboration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Botts, Peter Voss, Lilia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by author. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS-001 Abstract A summary of the resource. Artist Statement: Untitled Collaboration concerns itself with emergent methods of reality creation. As URL space has gained primacy over IRL space, the creation of reality has become everyone’s job. Through a process of improvisation, iteration, and documentation in domestic spaces, Untitled Collaboration presents a series of magickal possible realities. Household objects become sigils, charged with each burst of flash. The artists’ collaborative process entails relinquishing ultimate authority over what is created, instead relying on generative glitches in communication to create something beyond their control. We have seen what happens when ideas pass from the screen into IRL space. Untitled Collaboration asks what IRL space looks like when alternative rulesets gathered from the logic of the internet are applied. Relation A related resource Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7a42930c92a1f08f5400ed590a6630cd.png 9a10a8110aecac7e42d8ee847f58488e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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