https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/9103f17514dc0a404b61bc554d370b7d.jpg d75d446411df416771e67c41b95c6085 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 Kijah Woods: "You don't see me" Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Painting of a self portrait of the artist with her hands covering her face. one eye is revealed. has a blue background with white eyes drawn in the 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 "You don't see me" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woods, Kijah Abstract A summary of the resource. This piece responds to the idea of the oppositional gaze, the act of looking back at systems that have historically objectified, erased, or distorted Black people. Rather than presenting this self-portrait as fully available to the viewer, I interrupt the gaze. The covered face denies easy access, resisting the expectation that my body must be legible, expressive, or emotionally transparent. My single visible eye becomes both witness and warning: I am aware of being watched, and I am watching back. There are stereotypes, expectations, and biases that are placed on black people, for this piece I am, in a way, protecting myself from this to be able to be who I am. Surrounding me are white eyes, floating and disembodied. They symbolize surveillance and the persistent pressure to perform under observation. This work is about reclaiming authorship over my image and resisting reduction Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026