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Above: on Being (self portrait), photography, 2017
Frustrated with encountering repetitive images of Black and Brown bodies in the media fatally falling as a result of police brutality, gun violence, and lone wolves; I sought to create a portrait that re-situates the sitter to a position of authority, rather than one who is subject to. “on Being, ” functions as an emblem of personal and collective trauma, while also asserting one's self-worth through the resistance of dominating social constructs relating to identity politics and racial equality. on Being, #IAMTHEFLAG and #STAND are ongoing performance works from 2017 to the present.
Above: Images from #IAMTHEFLAG performance, St. Louis, Mo. 2017
Video (above) #IAMTHEFLAG video composite, 2018, featuring performances from St. Louis, MO & Wichita, KS.
Above: STAND performance, 2020
Above: #AMERICANDAYDREAM (State of Emergency), performance stills, 2025
Above: "America, you're in danger, girl...," digital collage, 2025
"Shattered Dreams," Mixed Media 12x12", thermal blanket, safety glass, wax pastel, acrylic, latex paint, ink jet print, color pencil, 2025
"#AMERICANDAYDREAM," Mixed Media 12x12", gesso, acrylic, wax pastel, latex paint, ink jet print, color pencil, 2025
"All These Dreams- Why I'm Still Weighed Down?" "Shattered Dreams," Mixed Media 14x10", latex paint, acrylic, ink jet print, thermal blanket, color pencil, 2025
"To Catch Tha Dream v.1" Mixed Media 14 x 15", ink jet print, acrylic, color pencil, 2025
"To Catch Tha Dream/ Dream on Fire", 2025
"To Catch Tha Dream v.2" Mixed Media 14 x 15",acrylic, ink jet print, color pencil, burned, 2025
#IAMTHEFLAG Project Assistants: Mary Alexis Wirths, Doug Lynn, Sarah Wolfe, Hugo Zelada, Collin Allen, Adelia Wise, and Dr. KuWana Carter
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