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URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z09aZz9sI7w?si=Lm41a0tJnH8yNbfQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Memory: Open Play Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hickem, Latrell Abstract A summary of the resource. A three-minute formalist-style exploration of how sporadic human memory is and how image-making has a major impact on how we view events. The film explores the confusing interrelationships between memory, perception, and moment capture. I look at how the natural environment around us shapes our memories through a dreamy approach. The beautiful dance of sunlight pouring through trees, the soft flow of water, and the rustling of leaves all serve as metaphors for the transitory constantly mysterious quality of memory. The film explores how we try to capture these moments by fusing various aspects with the idea of image creation. It questions the reality of documented recollections in contrast to the adaptable state of our soul. "Memory: Open Play" challenges viewers to consider the meaning we ascribe to memories and how they affect our emotional ties to the past. The surreal style pushes our perception of what exactly qualifies by blurring the distinction between memory and reality. In order to get us to consider our own relationship with memory and the stories that influence our personal narratives, this piece ultimately aims to stimulate thought on the connection between thinking, seeing, and feeling. 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URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WebvH2h2UB8?si=NP22xPy7j6orSB7e" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 1917 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laine, Max Abstract A summary of the resource. In this video I aim to break down how the use of one shot cinematography affects the viewing experience and discover what it can achieve for the filmmaker. I analyze the film 1917 directed by Sam Mendes and shot by Cinematographer Roger Deakins. 1917 is a film consisting of only 34 shots, on average a 120 minute film contains around 1,250 different shots, with some reaching as high as 3,000. Despite this fact 1917 won multiple Oscars for best Achievement in Cinematography, Visual Effects and Sound Mixing. Although 1917 has 34 shots it seems like even less when you experience the film. This is one of the films that inspired me the most to pursue cinematography. At its core this video is intended to be informative and provide a detailed analysis of what 1917 was able to achieve. 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URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JNd6buNG21k?si=vuw4HyKaNUNc0ZFj" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 IM OK Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moerschel, Steven Abstract A summary of the resource. IM OK makes a case for pain as a necessary path to healing. It dives into heartbreak and addiction, exposing their raw intricacies and unsettling parallels. The film unpacks the modern breakup, revealing how love can mimic the highs of a drug and how the emotional withdrawal from a person can mirror the come-down of something like an MDMA trip. Through Harper’s journey, we also witness the distorted realities drugs can create, blurring the line between authentic connection and chemical illusion. As Harper navigates feelings of limerence and falls for the world around her, the film asks: is love a cascade of neurochemicals, or something deeper? I’m a storyteller driven to explore complex questions like these, drawn to the tension between beauty and discomfort. For me, visual storytelling isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about truth. I believe that pain, when faced head-on, transforms. If ignored, it festers. IM OK embraces this, showing that healing often demands we sit with suffering rather than numb it. My work lives at the intersection of psychology, society, and health. Through short stories and visual media, I explore the undercurrents of human behavior, aiming to create art that resonates deeply and sparks reflection. I see art as a bridge—connecting people, ideas, and emotions—making the intangible tangible. I approach every project with care, research, and a commitment to truth, knowing that storytelling holds the power to shift perspectives and, ultimately, lives. 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URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iqgcWchp0ns?si=A0QmNOROfmQp2Yzu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Monsters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pitts, Katy Abstract A summary of the resource. Fighting Monsters is a documentary short film that follows the story of revenge through the lens of a seemingly ordinary setting: a go-kart track. On the surface, go-karting appears to be a fun, entertaining activity for family and friends. However, with a closer look, this outwardly innocent space becomes a microcosm for human conflict, rivalry, and, ultimately, revenge. After an accident occurs, leaving one employee injured, the go-kart track manager rallies to seek justice for his coworker and friend. The story is told through interviews, archival footage, and newly shot footage. The film invites the viewer to consider the lengths that society allows for seeking revenge while also pushing the viewer to decide what is or isn’t too far. 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URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xvq4M-mNkJs?si=o0S40-5jlUdg1EEP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Girlhood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reece, Allie Abstract A summary of the resource. Girlhood is a visceral exploration of the collective grief, anger, and resolve many women across America experienced in the wake of the election. At its heart, the film centers on the fight for bodily autonomy, exploring how the rise of sexist rhetoric and restrictive policies threaten the rights we have fought so hard to secure. It’s a raw reflection of an ongoing struggle, as we witness an alarming rise of sexist rhetoric and increasingly restrictive policies that threaten to erase hard-won rights. Through this lens, the film delves into the dystopian undercurrents of a society that seems to be moving backward, embracing a dangerous, conservative agenda. But in the face of this escalating oppression, Girlhood also embodies a message of defiance and solidarity. It is a call to arms—reminding us that while the fight may be long and painful, we are not powerless. We stand on the shoulders of those who come before us. This film refuses to accept a future that seeks to silence, harm, or abuse us. Instead, it affirms that we will continue to rise, to resist, and to fight for the rights and voices we deserve… always forward, never back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/5d6dcd2fb0a5c6b85230aaa281f269f7.png b3920b1332012c1021ec0d3ac21c40d4 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/d7e183a9203a703a79495de85c3068b3.png 31ceefe59e2499440569c09b17247f3e https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8229a68bd8d950eb0b1caf50dfeb9f8e.png 6db7c04dd3053fcbde3ec2574b459c50 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 VADS2025 Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R1MLQQEIDSs?si=rYU1BJCRxMNAQPHI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Falling Apart Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rindt, Tara Abstract A summary of the resource. Falling Apart is a short documentary film about a woman battling dementia. Joyce Hunt, a 91-year-old resident of Wichita, Kansas, reflects on the traumatic loss of her first child, Stevie, who passed away at 10 months old. The film explores how dementia and Alzheimer's Disease complicate the process of storytelling. Its approach centers on Hunt's present reality—the memories fade, but the grief from her child's loss lingers, even 70 years later. Flashback scenes of fragmented and abstract memories illustrate the disjointed nature of Hunt's storytelling. Some tasks are repeated slowly, mimicking how Hunt navigates her grief. Falling Apart also delves into the question of identity beyond memory, emphasizing that one's sense of self persists despite the erosion of recollection. The film raises awareness about a growing, yet often overlooked, community, where history quietly slips away with no cure in sight. 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Side profile of garment https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/dc2d1369511d81e15dbf1899697da70d.jpg f5572b8208133e9db29fc710cfe25889 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 Hillary Daniel: Lost Innocence Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Back profile of garment 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 Lost Innocence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel, Hillary Abstract A summary of the resource. The MMIW (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women) is a movement that was created in 2015 to promote awareness and bring some sort of relief to the victims’ families. It is said that, “ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE BEING TAKEN OR MURDERED AT AN UNRELENTING RATE.” In 2016, there were 5,712 reports of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. The U.S. Department of Justice only logged 116 (The National Crime Information Center NamUs and Institute). The youngest victim was a baby less than one month old, and the oldest victim was an 83-year-old (The National Crime Information Center NamUs and Institute). The MMIWR stated, “On some reservations, Native women face murder rates more than ten times the national average (Missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR).” No research has been done on rates of violence against this group living in urban areas, which is an issue because about 71 percent of these people live in urban areas (Missing and murdered Indigenous People Crisis). In Native American culture, it is believed that the dead can see red. So, with this being said, a red hand symbolizes the connection between the spiritual and physical worlds. Wearing red invokes the help of our ancestors and spiritual guides. With this knowledge, putting these elements into clothing can be beneficial to further bring awareness and tell a story to the world around us. To achieve this, focusing on designing factors like red handprints to represent blood, suede to mimic deer skin, Native American symbols that symbolize messages, and fringe traditionally used in Native wear can bring awareness to the movement and the need for more focused data. In conclusion, the purpose of this design is to deeply move and motivate the reader of this statement to think about the people who were here first, realize how unjust this situation is, and want to learn more about this movement to bring justice to my people. 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/0864b731ddb89d5d9462e78fefc6a3e9.JPG 1494a8cbe446e2325f24796cc6dd2e46 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 Rebecca Keating: Patterned With a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. White ruffle dress on dress form created from a single piece of fabric https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b3a75d8817d457ce5cafb790b9b49263.JPG 3aaa3ec063570e80a9a223c582fd6c64 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 Rebecca Keating: Patterned With a Purpose 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 Rebecca Keating: Patterned With a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. White ruffle dress on dress form created from a single piece of fabric https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f5ca602df048e4d6dc7958256a42fa6d.JPG d01dd37aeb7310c99d09f1f8bea0c8cd 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 Rebecca Keating: Patterned With a Purpose Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. White ruffle dress on dress form created from a single piece of fabric 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 Patterned With a Purpose Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keating, Rebecca Abstract A summary of the resource. Each year, about 62 million tons of textiles are consumed worldwide, Traditional garment production often generates a large amount of fabric waste, with scraps and offcuts ending up in landfills. The Garment I designed and produced was Inspired by a look from Dior’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection, the design reinterprets couture elegance through a zero-waste inspired design. Where traditional luxury often relies on excess and over consumption, this piece seeks beauty in restraint. Horsehair braid structures the silhouette, creating volume that feels both architectural and organic. Pleats and gathers fold intentionally, allowing the textile to move and breathe around the body. The dress takes on the presence of a flower in bloom—each fold a petal, each curve a quiet gesture toward growth and renewal. Every element of the fabric is approached with care and intention. Through deliberate draping and considered pattern placement, the construction feels purposeful and refined. The piece becomes more than a garment; it stands as a conversation between craftsmanship and modern luxury, suggesting that thoughtful design can deepen and elevate the meaning of sustainability. Every year, 92 million tons of textile waste are produced globally, Zero-waste design aims to eliminate this problem by using pattern-making strategies that utilize every part of the fabric. This not only reduces textile waste but also encourages more thoughtful and innovative design processes 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/291a99da99b3a8c75ed17edec30677d2.jpg a156bc5f1cfe5abec8c2f4d01e057a25 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 Sofia Orozco: No Nos Maten Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Full back photograph of garment. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/d67da4c8107e6c0a8f3de06b6bdd49bb.jpg 27540bfcdbe435a1bb76710531d91994 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Full front photograph of garment. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b55a8fdf9ecdf88dba2b791b19742965.jpg 1f7710669d0e7d298c29f9500225546e 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 Sofia Orozco: No Nos Maten Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Full front photograph of garment with open skirt showing words. 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 No Nos Maten Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Orozco, Sofia Abstract A summary of the resource. For this design, I wanted to draw inspiration from feminist protest movements in Mexico and combine them with traditional Mexican folkloric dress. I was especially inspired by the powerful visual language used in protests against femicide, including red handprints and bold text statements. I wanted to take those protest elements and merge them with garments that represent culture, tradition, and movement. In my design process, I focused on how motion could reveal meaning. I chose a black full circle skirt inspired by folklórico dance so that when the wearer moves, the painted phrase “No Nos Matén” becomes visible. The red satin waistband references traditional dance silhouettes while also symbolizing urgency and blood. For the bodice, I created a white corset with an embroidered anatomical heart, inspired by Frida Kahlo’s emotional imagery. I wanted the heart to feel exposed and vulnerable, but also strong. I finished the look with a lace headband featuring a red painted handprint, directly referencing protest imagery used by women across Mexico. Through this piece, I hope viewers see how culture and resistance can exist together. I want the garment to feel powerful in motion and to encourage people not just to look at it, but to think about the real women behind the message. 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/ac78f965d518a62542fa738cc7be9e78.jpg 4760d080cc98f6c3cbfdf3e226eefe7d 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 Layla Biby: Ontogeny Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and brown print of cartoon characters sitting on nasturtium leaves. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/80b0481ff47f82706767df183af62ec0.jpg 8b5f31300587c933b9a60e3370774565 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 Layla Biby: Ontogeny Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and brown print of two people sitting together on a couch. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/5875bdb498f59fe80a1f8a15a35f1d60.jpg 0255cfbaf855e96c644840acd3ac2d73 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 Layla Biby: Ontogeny Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Black and brown print of a fish head hanging from a hook with a simplified pomegranate in the background. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/4b1673ee46cf94d001b78c120918ffaf.jpg 1a4bb802561df5ce88ce2a678027765f 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 Layla Biby: Ontogeny Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. An image of all previous prints connected by chains, thread, and beads. 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 Ontogeny Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Biby, Layla Abstract A summary of the resource. Working primarily in 2D mixed media, Biby incorporates a wide range of materials and processes, frequently experimenting with line, layered imagery, and expressive color. Her practice is deeply rooted in nostalgia; not as simple longing, but as a fragile, distorted recollection shaped by time, grief, and fading memory. She is especially interested in how childhood spaces, objects, and moments become altered through remembrance, often blurring the line between what is remembered, what is imagined, and what is lost. Through these layered and intimate compositions, Biby creates work that evokes grief, tenderness, and emotional fragmentation, inviting viewers into deeply personal yet universally resonant narratives about love, absence, and the quiet ache of remembering. 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/bbd97ef4b0d10644155ff5d24b5c54e3.jpeg 6268c64fa3bc63c649875a5e5c25c8de 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 Callie Brinkman: "Set for Two" Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of two small plates, mugs, a creamer, a vase and napkin rings. 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 "Set for Two" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brinkman, Callie Abstract A summary of the resource. Domestic objects accumulate meaning over time and through use. They carry memory, cultural tradition, and personal history within their surfaces and gestures. This body of work draws from Midwestern features and function, positioning the familiar within contemporary space through recognizable ceramic forms. Grounded in my upbringing in Missouri, these pieces are made with local river clay, wood ash from a backyard bonfire pit, and regionally sourced materials. Granite and iron-rich clay determine surface and color, while atmospheric reduction firing process allows the environment to mark each form. The materials are specific to place; they locate the work within its geography rather than abstracting it. Influenced by the women who taught me to make, I work through traditional techniques and surface detail. Functional forms, additive gestures, and craft-based processes remain central. My background in ceramics sustains an ongoing negotiation between utility and expression, vessel and sculpture. By reclaiming these materials and methods, I examine how identity is shaped through culture and place. Most importantly it addresses where the distinction between function and fine art lies for the viewer. These works engage contemporary discourse while insisting on the conceptual weight of domestic craft. 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/1e444e80cb8972f4360edfa607a89d4b.jpg b6e2361fd23a2f1bcbdd2d1091f25a71 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 Sophie Cage: Under the Influence Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Charcoal drawing of a hand picking up a broken mirror and scattered items. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/feaeaf8ee861b7fbbf27bbd17f95a10c.jpg 8ba075131ac3cd73ac12e9b2bffd0150 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 Sophie Cage: Under the Influence Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Charcoal portrait of a woman with surgical markings as a hand forces her into a smile. 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 Under the Influence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cage, Sophie Abstract A summary of the resource. Both Seek Change and Consumed are charcoal works that examine the tension between autonomy and external control, particularly surrounding beauty standards and identity. The first is a carefully constructed still life, while the second draws from combined photographic imagery. In both, symbolic details represent authority and influence, forces that guide, reshape, and at times distort the body and mind. Together, the pieces blur the line between choice and pressure, questioning how identity can be reclaimed in a culture defined by invisible standards. Seek Change explores how society treats beauty as a modern-day religion. Physical appearance is elevated to something sacred, pursued, measured, and equated with worth. The piece reflects on the pressure to attain this ideal and how it shapes self-image, relationships, and the quiet rituals performed to feel enough. Charcoal’s raw, smudging nature mirrors the fragility of self-perception and how it can shift from soft gradients to harsh contrasts, echoing the seductive promise of perfection and the sharp judgment that follows. Consumed focuses on the transition into college life and the tension between growth and self-loss. What appears celebratory can become overwhelming, as reinvention slowly fractures into performance and expectation. The pursuit of belonging and happiness can blur into quiet self-destruction. This work questions how much of identity is truly self-defined and how much is shaped by the pressures we absorb. 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/3c9df2766e8108d84a0908578fc1d4b4.jpeg 4e1b584965d70fc2a2baaae0d7b092c1 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 Erin Carter: I'll Leave The Light On Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Crucifixion front view https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7257ae25c9961c26af2f906a5b34f801.jpeg b1f4dd01ea6293541205a43c6e8bfcca 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 Erin Carter: I'll Leave The Light On Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Jesus being whipped https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/60a8cef423cd9632a1cb8ff3c07b1165.jpeg d7012f6c6c512bb6b515e016d04c4592 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 Erin Carter: I'll Leave The Light On Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Jesus being nailed to the cross https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/2fac045d47a3fc58a6741b873dc1e008.jpeg 2bee84acd1b1cda5c9f291a2c43a479c 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 Erin Carter: I'll Leave The Light On Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Jesus bleeds from his hands 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'll Leave The Light On Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carter, Erin Abstract A summary of the resource. Medieval theology understood Catholic Mass as a re-presentation of the Crucifixion. Historically a screen or rood screen was a specific kind of barrier in the church, accentuating the tension between concealment and revelation. It functioned to divide the building where the consecration of the Eucharist would take place from the congregation. Parishioners were able to see the movement of the bread being elevated through the holes of the screen, allowing them to witness the most holy part of the mass while being distinctly partitioned. Drawing from formative experiences in Catholic school, doctrine teaches that this moment witnesses Christ’s body offered again, bread and wine changing into the Body and Blood of Christ. “I’ll Leave The Light On,” is a durational installation that restages this logic visually. A lit candle in the window signaled safety and welcome during penal repression against Catholics. Here it serves to resurrect Christ and loop the animation, emphasizing the cyclical nature of indoctrination reminiscent of the stations of the cross, a catholic devotional ritual commemorating Christ's passion and death. The sculptural element is made of found objects, specifically the screen door from my childhood home, where years of wear scratched into the surface breaches the partition in the bottom corner. As the film projects on and through the grid of the screen it creates a varied image based on the viewer's position around the object, emphasizing sacred reality as present, but not perceptible, reinforcing obscurity as truth making authority necessary. 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/54a29408f21e2826785e01c3f483789a.jpg 524b6063792da3d8b18d51a1c3cbf805 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 Jasmine Claros: Moonbird Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A tapestry of a woman illustrated in blues and greens looking toward the silhouette of a bird. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/fbed7eb3ad66d4610a2b382744c4209d.jpg dae5e0210f2a80ed024504fbce10b4ec 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 Jasmine Claros: Moonbird Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of the dark bluebird silhouette with beaded embellishments. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/f374f7797151112b88411f945cddf1d1.jpg 9b97886edd0dae4fe3530a353002a8fd 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 Jasmine Claros: Moonbird Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of the woman's face. 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 Moonbird Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Claros, Jasmine Abstract A summary of the resource. This tapestry- in all its sparkling, beaded glory- rebirths feminine qualities that I rejected through my adolescence and early adulthood for fear that I would not be taken seriously. The small size is intimate; it desires to be seen up close. A feminine face gazes wistfully toward the silhouette of a bird. The gradient of the dusky sky blends with her. She is the ethereal landscape. Contemplation is expressed with wind-blown hair and the bird which morphs from the crescent moon above. Stars and diamonds glitter in the lagoon-blue of the hair; hopes, dreams, and mementos of the past. Beads of white and crystalline blue embellish the textile in a fanciful frame and beaded tassels tipped with pearls droop heavily with the weight of beautiful resignation. I present this object of a whimsical world that a viewer may rest their eyes upon for a moment amidst their own tumultuous journey. Among my artistic influences are illustrators, painters, and tapestry weavers alike. Illustrator Jean Giraud; his subconscious flow drawing, mystical, psychedelic imagery, and his striking color palettes. Illustrator and film maker Hayao Miyazaki, whose wholesome stories and soft, rounded illustrative style inspire me to continue finding wonder in the world. Impressionist Monet who was quoted as wanting his paintings to present the tranquil peace of nature in contrast to war, and the folk motifs and narrative of Anu Raud’s exquisite tapestries. 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/78d71851dc6b2a0f0f9c14cd67692e8d.jpg e6d877acff3c6a4befcf1b92caecd0f0 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 Nicole Crocker: Spring Longing Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Triangle weaving of a blue flower on a cream background 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 Spring Longing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Crocker, Nicole Abstract A summary of the resource. I create multimedia artwork, typically depicting women, organic forms, or micro-organisms. My work is heavily influenced by my family, bringing in aspects of my ancestor’s hand embroidered tablecloths and doodles on the margins of their old cookbooks. I like to take a closer look at things that are typically looked down upon because they are considered a feminine craft, and bring them forward to be seriously considered as works of art. I also focus on micro-organisms to show all of the infinitesimal building blocks that allow us all to see, speak, and move. By showing intricate, time consuming depictions of simple shapes and organisms, I hope that my artwork causes people to stop and look closer at where they are and how they got there. Being historically feminine work, in the past, weaving has not always been seen as a legitimate form of art. A pictural weaving is the culmination of hours of labor to amass layers of fine thread to create one whole image. In Spring Longing, a blue flower woven from hand-dyed cotton thread is arranged in a triangular composition. By taking a typically feminine object such as a flower and using a method of art propagated by women, I hope to shed some light on some of the overlooked women dominated forms of art both past and 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/0ea7e68e4c133986f9d4c2d0bf08206a.jpg 13a4ecf080fdfb5c98cb80301afadfed 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 Kendra Cullison: Wilt & Wisdom Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Ceramic sculpture of raw clay colored hands holding a heart containing wilted dried flowers. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6d043e21592d0d5bd09833a81229f584.jpg 600029b5d0fe6f4c3cb80c3bfd2c722a 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 Kendra Cullison: Wilt & Wisdom Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Ceramic sculpture of raw clay colored hands holding a heart containing wilted dried flowers in natural light. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8a333f111fad8f4f291ca2eb99b71c80.jpg 321ee0971b566302d3cdc7cce45c50bf 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 Kendra Cullison: Wilt & Wisdom Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Ceramic sculpture of raw clay colored hands holding an anatomical heart finished with soda lime wash containing wilted dried flowers. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b4333c21b23cd3d1de26660d8b1a94a0.png 1d7f9f7847c76d8a24ab87f0ecc0a862 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 Kendra Cullison: Wilt & Wisdom Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Ceramic sculpture of raw clay colored hands holding an anatomical heart finished with soda lime wash containing wilted dried flowers, in natural light. 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 Wilt & Wisdom Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cullison, Kendra Abstract A summary of the resource. This piece, “Wilt and Wisdom,” expresses the complex, essential nature of selfless generosity. It is a tribute to the capacity for giving oneself to others. It honors the exhausting, beautiful cycle of offering your whole heart to others, while ultimately celebrating the profound moment of choosing oneself. The central ceramic heart wrapped in two hands intentionally represents infinite offering. A soul who continuously pours itself out for the benefit of others and putting oneself last. The form represents emotional weight and depletion that comes with this kind of love for others. The dried flowers are the crucial element defining the wisdom gained from this journey. They embody the scares and accumulated lessons learned from past sacrifices, and they express a shift. The quiet, profound moment realising that choosing oneself and chasing the dreams at hand. Ultimately, wilt and wisdom celebrates the strength found in generosity, alongside the truth that self-love is the ultimate act of sustainment. It is a tribute to the wisdom gained in knowing when to give and when to choose oneself first and replenish the heart. 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/e96d7e04aa82b1f0befdccd6e348cf67.jpg 1d49be261c21e3291c0a685200d75a96 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 Abby Girodat: Constant Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Left view of painted birthday party on pillow with white ceramic frame. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e69176711c16b3176275899d44486d13.jpeg ff60a34dc76fabc0219e550878cae69a 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 Abby Girodat: Constant Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Right view of painted birthday party on pillow with white ceramic frame. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b081e467dd42c05bc2c0fe97b7382775.jpeg 39305de43b9476eaa3c362f6c733af16 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 Abby Girodat: Constant Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Front facing view of painted birthday party on pillow with white ceramic frame. 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 Constant Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Girodat, Abby Abstract A summary of the resource. My current work explores my past and present self through moments and objects from my childhood home. These artifacts of my life are recreated, and their meaning is re-represented from my biased point of view. The imagery included in my work looks through multiple versions of myself as well as elements of my childhood home, such as patterned wallpaper or an old fridge. My pieces help answer questions I yearn to understand, for example, are we a reflection of our childhood home or visa versa? In this piece entitled “Constant”, I’ve combined ceramics, fibres and acrylic paint to convey the comfort and solidity my childhood home brought to my life. The frame references the molding around the doors that I have moved through as I grew into whom I am today. The material of the pillow was chosen as a visual representation of the home’s wallpaper; the floral and gingham patterns provide a sense of comfort and cushioning from the external world. I placed my own face from multiple photos through the years passing in the centre of the fabric. All versions of myself sit together celebrating one of many birthdays around the kitchen table. The softness of the pillow juxtaposes the solidity of the frame, yet both join at the seams to hold the piece together. While working through this piece, I’ve come to realize the significance that smaller elements inside a house, such as the moulding, wallpaper, and table, can illuminate. 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/0f52b2dac7ae57dfbc6c8a0d3a1835a8.jpg a535261fab51b4ad03892d7b3744b692 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 Jay Graham: Tentacle Vessels Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Four ceramic vessels resting on their tentacles. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3108c1ea33eacdfdfdc7bf42cd955835.jpg 12077089852e5f25b969d27282d003ba 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 Jay Graham: Tentacle Vessels Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Four ceramic vessels resting on their tentacles. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a70e554fdb260700e62a9ee2e49c431d.jpg 5893cdc439e954b51377aeb44d448961 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 Jay Graham: Tentacle Vessels Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Four ceramic vessels resting on their tentacles. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a9334a97bf1fca68a050fddcdf875d06.jpg ab653e406ee26618d7a77403bdbb437f 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 Jay Graham: Tentacle Vessels Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Four ceramic vessels resting on their tentacles. 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 Tentacle Vessels Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jay Graham Abstract A summary of the resource. Tentacle Vessels is a contemporary take on zoomorphic vessels, a tradition of combining functional vessels with animal characteristics. I use the zoomorphic vessel as a way to examine the ways that we think about pottery as a static object. I explore the ways that viewers interact with functional pottery, and how that can be changed through form, texture, and color. I use negative space to activate the vessels, inviting viewers to look at my creations as living objects. The work creates a sense of fragility by using thin, delicate porcelain to balance heavier vessels in the air. Each piece has been made it’s own unique, live creature through the use of differing forms, textures, and colored glazes while still being united as part of a group. The use of texture on the surface invokes a sense of curiosity in the viewer, asking them to think about what it would be like to hold and feel these delicate objects. I invite the viewer to consider how the work is meant to be interacted with – should it be held and used, treated as though it’s living creature? Or should it be put on display, left alone, like a vase in a museum? How would they use one of these vessels? 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/2a92cb2dadd4c01369d5a48a1965035c.JPG b9ccb2a7bbd86a0806090eeedf3dbdaf 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 Lila Gralnick: A Reflection of the Self Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Intaglio print of sun and moon face circling each other. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/1094eeeb1781ff226cae7942bd94969d.jpg 4565094670d68560e35f2ed858fbc2ad 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 Lila Gralnick: A Reflection of the Self Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Intaglio print of man being held up by two hands. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/ad1628a84a8ab829ff0518812f69548a.jpg 05455f0f86dccf68f0dd4e38acb1473f 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 Lila Gralnick: A Reflection of the Self Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Intaglio print of woman laying down with lamb in her arms. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/11f5c61418ae81b1a950ea3c3288e8c1.jpeg 41ab3b340cb9c086fece0734a4dba22e 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 Lila Gralnick: A Reflection of the Self Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Intaglio print of figure with back turned surrounded by hidden faces. 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 Reflection of the Self Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gralnick, Lila Abstract A summary of the resource. “A Reflection of the Self” is an introspective project exploring the intricacies of human emotion and its manifestation in the body. Through repetition and line, I strive to express the movements of thought that are invisible to the naked eye. As we cannot help our internals turning external, our bodies morph into all that we have seen and felt. The shaping and twisting of the human experience — love, loss, trauma, resilience, peace — make us who we are. We are reflections of our deepest wounds and greatest triumphs. Searching for solace in the unknown, for something greater than ourselves, only to return to the truth within our bodies. 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/2b1214d09c905a4b420cc4b3af4bce53.jpg 337336fe9242968150a58093a267b94a 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 Haiming Guo: Self-decolonization Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Hand colored etching of a Chinese Buddhist cave mural. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/47469943b2c6158cee425cdd18419070.jpg 76d644cdef2c539fcf2773818511264b 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 Haiming Guo: Self-decolonization Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Multi-plate etching with ghost impressions in cyan and magenta. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b0660fe51188cfd2019a53b53a885dcc.jpg d4a3d6847f873688f6177dbbb8f1b5ee 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 Haiming Guo: Self-decolonization Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Ink self-portrait on hand-applied plaster over OSB panel. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/4e397193f191eead622d688a26e4c9bf.jpg fb6e5b1fb8b47038a3873719e1877ccf 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 Haiming Guo: Self-decolonization Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Multi-plate etching with white ink on black ground with ghost impressions, and etching of a Chinese Buddhist cave mural in black. 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 Self-decolonization Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Guo, Haiming Abstract A summary of the resource. My work is inspired by the murals of the Mogao Caves and reflects on their destruction during Langdon Warner's early-20th-century expedition. After visiting the Harvard Art Museums and seeing the fragments, I felt compelled to confront the irreversibility of cultural loss and the ways the Western perspective shapes the representation of Asian bodies. Fragmentation serves as both a strategy and a scar, featuring jagged contours and floating motifs that disrupt the reading and create tension. I explore how colonial history has shaped East Asian beauty standards, resonating with Malcolm X's provocative speech of Who taught you to hate yourself? I create a self-portrait using mural-like pigments, intricate line work, and iconography as a form of resistance and self-reclamation. 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/0cc62362336e499c28b7f2f3cfeb4f22.jpeg ae05c205f788a8f9035623d9ff3db6a9 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 Cici Hernandez: Will Always Be Family Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Red painting with correlation sculpture depicting Armenian culture. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/3cceee8ea8932bdf40b52b8e0d214bc3.jpeg 476abbd4ced14b5037a39d81f9df964d 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 Cici Hernandez: Will Always Be Family Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of correlating sculpture containing historical images. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/76d68e7367d2e0ac31d723616f7fe4ea.jpeg e45008da63691537c4d5543065bb8a0a 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 Cici Hernandez: Will Always Be Family Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Red and pink portrait painting with textile collaging. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/7d243b054edb9dca407a149005d4d722.jpeg b99f7e20abfc6b5413adda50ab91bd94 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 Cici Hernandez: Will Always Be Family Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up of red and pink portrait painting with textile collaging. 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 Will Always Be Family Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hernandez, Cici Abstract A summary of the resource. I am a conceptual and installation artist, combining both painting and sculpture. I make interdisciplinary work including installation, sculpture, painting, and collage. My artistic practice includes image-layered with text, monochromatic realism, and mixed media pieces that explore texture and form. My focus is oil on canvas, in combination with other material explorations, including plaster, paper clay, and other mixed materials. The combination of materials invites my viewers into a narrative. Creating and making art is how I process the world: exploring the crossover of culture, identity, and personal/spiritual growth. Through my art, I explore themes of spirit, identity, and cultural memory. My works have been influenced by my African-American, Mexican, and Armenian heritage. Identity is a multifaceted concept, as well as the way we navigate cultural perspectives every day of our lives. I am interested in how experiences and memories overlap with one another. In my work, I combine text, symbolism, and narratives to express this overlap of memory and experience. Currently, I have dived into combining aspects of my identity with my religious beliefs, for example, connecting the Armenian culture of the Christian Orthodox church with the cultural tradition of Dias De Los Muertos. I am also completing a work focusing on the book of John and the fruit of the Spirit, as well as a sculpture depicting the power of African-American men and how they’re viewed within American society and American culture. My work is continuously searching connection between form and idea, to express different layers of memory and experience. 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/27ff23769543349647273cef1941322a.jpg 38fb82cb0d9f8f89c534ea4a52e66a62 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 Alisan Hoffman: signal lost Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Wall weaving with black and white boxes with multicolor thread. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/a143e2ac601699cf3f0c7683030903ea.jpg 947b2e01f4e99dc6b82bae15a1a0a3a2 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 Alisan Hoffman: signal lost Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up view of edge of weaving. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/298245482e5d0a02ef49ad4bc645fcc7.jpg a06cc9d3a8983df3a93f6232f8a520d9 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 Alisan Hoffman: signal lost Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up view of weaving pattern with black, white, and multicolor blocks. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e176a48f9608a72a26952b5479789ebc.jpg e9df8984793c1aeff223a06f120a0ec0 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 Alisan Hoffman: signal lost Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close up view of side angle to show weaving's dimensionality. 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 signal lost Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hoffman, Alisan Abstract A summary of the resource. signal lost is a woven work that explores a space that exists in both the historical analogue and the contemporary digital world. Its creation on a floor loom means there is a physicality as deeply entrenched into it as the threads that hold it together. Each line on the textile was created through the movement of feet, the shifting of hands—a pull to lock it in place, a step to start the next pass. Its creation honors the lost tradition of loom weavers, who have been replaced by fully automatic machines. And yet its historical overshot patterning has been reinterpreted to look more like a digital screen. The title of the work, signal lost, refers to what happens when a cable is misplaced or disconnected from a monitor. The interchanging black and white rectangles bring to mind the pixels that make digital displays possible. The color of the work references TV color bars, but shows more like a static effect within the weaving. Even the tassels at the bottom have been made to look like cords hanging from a digital screen. signal lost shows how a work can unite two worlds—the physical and digital—that seem entirely separate. It highlights both in a weaving that cannot be fully tied to one or the other: it is an inbetween, a gray space in a world where things seem to be presented only as black or white. 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/80188266f166e0aea119fc6054e639da.jpeg 02ee93edd7e079de3d4067fc139853b8 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 Knehans: Derby Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Dark teal woven panel with orange stripes and two white racing dog silhouettes. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/503a9cc08e5b19a1017fd6a7d2e8a160.jpeg a206df96cb65f3bfe3a801041b7aaac5 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 Knehans: Derby Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Detail image depicting the head of the left dog on the panel. 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 Derby Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Knehans, Sophia Abstract A summary of the resource. Barn scene draws on the visual language of tattoo flash sheets along with memories from my childhood in rural Missouri. In the center stands a red barn that once sat beside my grandmother’s house. It’s crowned by two swallows in flight. At its core, this work is an ode, and in its creation, a preservation of fading memories. I decided to use the medium of tapestry, drawing on its historical role as a storytelling device, while incorporating modern methods of immortalization. While constructing this tapestry, I revisited the site of the barn through Google Street View to draft my reference. This process allowed me to examine my recollection with objectivity, cementing a present image of my youth as I reconstruct memory. I modeled the swallows based off of a necklace I received at my first communion in addition to traditional tattoo imagery. The combination of these sources illustrates the tension between the religious ideals I was raised to believe and the culture they denounce. I sought to appropriate these symbols and ideals to honor an unlikely recipient: an abandoned barn. Ultimately, Barn Scene serves as both a personal monument and a meditation on how we hold onto memories. 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/f3846353b8d6d7c46f9f97484124ba85.png d2d3d176233d658f0904f4f1189047d1 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 Tanvi Kulkarni: What is girlhood to you? Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Painting detail, showing one girl looking ahead and another girl fixing her hair. Surrounded by collage elements. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/4d541baa79a833cac97b71a49eb0ccb8.png 953821d0eed23791dab811394cc5472e 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 Tanvi Kulkarni: What is girlhood to you? Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Shows detail of a girl's portrait and college elements of stars, hands and a banner. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b907fbe6c141e32f1619bcbcbb1dbf47.png 354bbc2599bc0269c598e4b941ef25ac 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 Tanvi Kulkarni: What is girlhood to you? Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Shows collage elements of a hand holding a rose, parts of a portrait and college elements in the background. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/424ac180c31a8f45003d63c4a56d59df.png 198cb99c272867dae15e5e94b37f1b02 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 Tanvi Kulkarni: What is girlhood to you? Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Color photograph of a painting featuring two girls interacting and colleged elements of hands forming a heart, a rose, banner, stars and more. 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 What is girlhood to you? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kulkarni, Tanvi Abstract A summary of the resource. My painting process is rooted in a keen interest in emotion and observing moments of relation to build narrative. My oil paintings begin with a prompt or idea—which can be detailed or simply a feeling I want to capture—that helps me explore composition, subject matter and technique. Whether it’s through creating a collage or transforming an ordinary moment into something compelling through the painting process, my work highlights connection and ordinary life. My recent paintings feature people having a personal experience, sometimes mediated by external media such as a book or a film. My paintings depict private moments experienced in public settings. I’m especially drawn to the complexity and emotion that interacting figures bring to a composition. Capturing a likeness is a careful and intimate process, which transforms the relationship between myself and the subject. Above all, my purpose as a painter is for my work to touch on intimate interpersonal experiences—whether through color, imagery or simply an elicited feeling. 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