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1media/11Porscha_002.jpg2020-06-09T15:43:32+00:00Alicia Peakerfa9ce5cf6cff641fdb630497ef4559c09dbe1858Kris Graves: The Testament ProjectCarrie Robbins35visual_path2020-06-11T16:50:55+00:00Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341ea
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1media/DSC_3225.jpg2020-06-09T15:56:41+00:00Artist's Statement4"The Testament Project is an exploration and re-conception of the contemporary black experience in America. More often than not, black people are portrayed in the extreme—either as very rich or very poor, they are demonized, infantilized, ridiculed, idolized or hyper-sexualized; and within the art canon there is a noticeable scarcity of black representation. In these glowing portraits, control of the colored lighting is given to my subjects, in order to create a space that is participatory and empowered. By including subjects in the creation of the scene and the altering of color, I seek to create photographs that portray individuality in addition to their blackness.” + Kris Graves // Testamonial text throughout the gallery by Johan Thomas // The exhibition and catalogue were made possible by generous support from the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library. Additional support for the exhibition and programming came from Bryn Mawr's Department of Special Collections, the Center for Visual Culture, and the Museum Studies programmedia/Testament-Title-Phototek-28by40.pdfplain2020-06-10T17:16:56+00:00