Summer thunderstorm rolling in while on a trail ride with Lena the quarter horse.
Emily Harris Aerospace Engineering major
A metanoia is a moment in which a person experiences a change of heart or mind. Whilst this change may not be visible in the piece on its own, Metanoia is the point in which I experienced a shift in their life. During it’s creation, I realized that this was my passion, that art is my passion. It marks the beginning of wanting to do what I hope to do with my life with no fears of instability. I want to create what I love and continue on this path of my own metanoia.
This piece is part of a series about lesbian relationships and how many people automatically sexualize them or treat them as something for their own pleasure. The series consists of obscured, nude portraits of me and my partner engaging in acts of intimacy or day-to-day activities. The nudity portrays the idea that no matter what we are doing, the viewer will see us in a sexual manner. To keep the photo from meeting the viewer's expectations, I removed those parts of the photo as a way to take control over what they can and cannot see. I hope to bring a sense of normalcy to lesbian relationships with this work and to help others with similar experiences feel less alone.
The Marvelous Adventures of Danny DeComp
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Emma Nasseri, Computer Science and Visual Arts
With this self-portrait, I challenged myself with color by inverting portions of the piece. I also wanted to make it a little bit interactive, so while pointing a camera with an inverted filter, the colors will invert.